The effectiveness of cultural competence training for health professionals in community based rehabilitation: a systematic review of the literature.
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Date
2008
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Wiley
Abstract
Aims: To find and review studies in which investigators evaluated cultural-competence training in community-based rehabilitation settings; critique study methods, describe clinical outcomes, and make recommendations for future research.
Background: A review of the effectiveness of cultural-competence training for health professionals in community-based rehabilitation settings was conducted.
Data Sources: Research citations from 1991–2006 in CINAHL, Medline, Pubmed, PsycInfo, SABINET, Cochrane, Google, NEXUS, and unpublished abstracts were searched.
Methods: Searching, sifting, abstracting, and assessing quality of relevant studies by three reviewers. Studies were evaluated for sample, design, intervention, threats to validity, and outcomes. A meta-analysis was not conducted because the studies did not address the same research question.
Results: Five studies and one systematic review were evaluated. Positive outcomes were reported for most training programs. Reviewed studies generally had small samples and poor design.
Conclusions/Implications: The paucity of studies and lack of empirical precision in evaluating effectiveness necessitate future studies that are methodologically rigorous to allow confident recommendations for practice.
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Systematic review, Cultural competence
Citation
Chipps, J., Simpson, B., Brysiewicz, P. (2008). The effectiveness of cultural competence training for health professionals in community based rehabilitation: a systematic review of the literature. Worldviews on Evidence-Based nursing, 5 (2): 85-94