Table 6 Known group method*

Experience of being abroad

 < 0.001^a

    Yes

212

72.1

93.9 (10.7)

94.4–95.3

    No

82

27.9

89.2 (10.4)

86.9–91.5

Subjective skills in foreign languages

 < 0.001^b

rho = 0.39

    Intermediate to advanced level (simple explanation to business level)

35

11.9

101.1 (10.2)

97.6–104.6

    Beginner level (simple sentence)

61

20.7

95.8 (10.5)

93.1–98.5

    Greetings

115

39.1

92.1 (9.6)

90.3–93.9

    Not at all

83

28.2

87.3 (9.7)

85.2–89.4

Cross-cultural nursing care training

 < 0.001^a

    Yes

48

16.3

97.3 (10.8)

94.2–100.4

    No

246

83.7

91.6 (10.6)

90.3–93.0

Intercultural interactions outside the workplace

 < 0.001^b

rho = 0.28

    Yes

53

18.0

98.1 (10.7)

95.2–101.1

    Yes, I had in the past but not recently

111

37.8

93.4 (10.2)

91.5–95.3

    Not at all

130

44.2

89.6 (10.4)

87.2–91.4