Table 2 Mean Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) score by dimensions, health profession, and year of study (s.d.)
From: Intercultural sensitivity in Chilean healthcare profession students
Dimensions¥ | Nursing | Dentistry | Medicine | Total by factor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year of study | First | Final | First | Final | First | Final | |
Interaction engagement | 4.26 (0.48) | 4.16 (0.49) | 4.08 (0.58) | 4.05 (0.57) | 4.35 (0.47) | 3.96 (0.43)* | 4.17 (0.53)** |
Respect of cultural difference | 4.60 (0.47) | 4.37 (0.42)* | 4.52 (0.51) | 4.41 (0.57) | 4.73 (0.35) | 4.21 (0.56)*** | 4.52 (0.51) |
Interaction confidence | 3.76 (0.73) | 3.61 (0.60) | 3.64 (0.62) | 3.48 (0.72) | 3.84 (0.67) | 3.52 (0.51) | 3.66 (0.69)* |
Interaction enjoyment | 4.57 (0.48) | 4.24 (0.46)** | 4.42 (0.59) | 4.29 (0.68) | 4.66 (0.50) | 4.12 (0.69)** | 4.44 (0.58)* |
Interaction attentiveness | 3.81 (0.63) | 3.92 (0.66) | 3.75 (0.69) | 3.73 (0.66) | 3.83 (0.62) | 3.49 (0.69) | 3.78 (0.65) |
Total by year of study | 4.20 (0.40) | 4.06 (0.41) | 4.06 (0.45) | 4.00 (0.47) | 4.29 (0.34) | 3.86 (0.43)*** | |
Overall ISS score by career | 4.16 (0.40) | 4.03 (0.46) | 4.21 (0.39 | 4.11 (0.43)** | |||