Min Hye-Young, Lee Jungmin, Montegrico James, Jang Hee-Jung
College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.
School of Nursing, Hallym University, Chun-cheon 24252, Republic of Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jul 14;11(14):2028. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11142028.
This study aimed to analyze the reliability and validity of a Korean version of the Nursing Student Attitudes and Knowledge Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients (K-NAKL) Scale, which measures health and heterosexual attitudes toward LGBT individuals.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals often face discrimination and a lack of care experience on the part of healthcare professionals.
In South Korea, the current knowledge and attitude measurement tools for medical staff regarding LGBT individuals are limited, as they only focus on homosexuality and do not account for different sexual orientations.
The participants were 217 nursing college students aged 18-25. The item-total correlations method and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were used to analyze internal consistency reliability. Face validity, content validity, construct validity, and criterion validity testing were conducted to establish scale validity. We made sure to follow STROBE guidelines when carrying out this research.
The K-NAKL is a culturally appropriate instrument used to measure the attitudes and knowledge of Korean nursing students when it comes to LGBT health.
As LGBT health is increasingly gaining social interest, the nursing education curriculum needs to produce culturally competent graduates to meet the health needs of this vulnerable and marginalized population. The current study contributes to that goal.
The K-NAKL is a valid and reliable tool with which to measure attitudes and knowledge regarding LGBT health among Korean nursing students.
The K-NAKL can enable Korean nursing students to increase their knowledge and improve their attitudes when caring for the LGBT population.
The study highlights the importance of incorporating LGBT-related health education into nursing curricula and developing inclusive policies to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for LGBT individuals.
本研究旨在分析韩语版《护理专业学生对女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和跨性别患者的态度与知识量表》（K-NAKL）的信效度，该量表用于测量对 LGBT 群体的健康及异性恋态度。
女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和跨性别（LGBT）群体常常面临医疗保健专业人员的歧视以及缺乏护理体验的问题。
在韩国，目前针对医护人员有关 LGBT 群体的知识和态度测量工具有限，因为这些工具仅关注同性恋，未考虑不同的性取向。
参与者为 217 名年龄在 18 - 25 岁的护理专业大学生。采用项目与总分相关法及克朗巴哈α系数分析内部一致性信度。进行表面效度、内容效度、结构效度和效标效度检验以确立量表效度。开展本研究时我们确保遵循 STROBE 指南。
K-NAKL 是一种在文化上适用的工具，用于测量韩国护理专业学生在 LGBT 健康方面的态度和知识。
随着 LGBT 健康越来越受到社会关注，护理教育课程需要培养具有文化胜任力的毕业生，以满足这一弱势群体和边缘化群体的健康需求。本研究有助于实现这一目标。
K-NAKL 是一种有效且可靠的工具，可用于测量韩国护理专业学生对 LGBT 健康的态度和知识。
K-NAKL 可使韩国护理专业学生在护理 LGBT 群体时增加知识并改善态度。
该研究凸显了将 LGBT 相关健康教育纳入护理课程以及制定包容性政策以提高 LGBT 群体护理质量和健康结局的重要性。
