Oh Seungbin, Benes Sarah, Yan Zi
Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, USA.
Department of Health and Movement Science, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, USA.
Nurs Health Sci. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1111/nhs.13077.
Health coaching could be an innovative approach to develop student coaches' cultural competence (CC) among future health professionals. The current mix-method study design explored the impact of an 8-week peer health coaching intervention among college students on CC, from both student health coaches (i.e., students majored in health sciences who completed health coaching training and acted as health coach) and student clients' perspective. Nine student coaches and 24 student clients participated in the study. The quantitative analysis showed an increase in the clients' perceived level of coaches' CC between the pre- and posttest. The qualitative analysis revealed three themes, including varying levels of awareness, respectful and culturally responsive coaching, and cultural connection. Implications and recommendations for educators and researchers are discussed.
健康指导可能是一种在未来卫生专业人员中培养学生指导者文化能力（CC）的创新方法。当前的混合方法研究设计从学生健康指导者（即主修健康科学并完成健康指导培训并担任健康指导的学生）和学生客户的角度探讨了为期8周的同伴健康指导干预对大学生CC的影响。九名学生指导者和24名学生客户参与了该研究。定量分析表明，客户在测试前和测试后对指导者CC的感知水平有所提高。定性分析揭示了三个主题，包括不同程度的意识、尊重和具有文化响应性的指导以及文化联系。讨论了对教育工作者和研究人员的启示和建议。
