NCT04694014

Brief Summary

Problem The study will address the problem that no studies have established the Emotional Intelligence (EI) skills required by leaders and managers to engage frontline healthcare professionals in crisis situation like Covid19 in Kenya Purpose The purpose of the qualitative exploratory study is to identify the EI skills Leaders and managers need to engage Frontline Healthcare Professionals in Crisis. The Research Question is: What are the EI skills leaders and managers need to engage frontline healthcare professionals (FHP) during crisis situations such as the Covid19 pandemic?

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2020

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 15, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 28, 2020

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 5, 2021

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 30, 2021

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

January 5, 2021

Status Verified

December 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

December 28, 2020

Last Update Submit

December 31, 2020

Conditions

Emotional IntelligenceLeadershipHealth Personnel AttitudeCovid-19

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Emotional Intelligence Competences Frontline Healthcare Professional need in their Leaders

    The EI Competences that the participants stated that are needed from their leaders by questioner

    through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • EI Competence of Participants

    through study completion, an average of 1 year

  • Participant Behavioral Analysis

    through study completion, an average of 1 year

Study Arms (1)

Emotional Intelligence Skills study among frontline HCW managing Covid19 in Busia Kenya

Researchers from Alupe University College will select study participants as follows 6 Clinical officers, 2 nurses, 1 nutritionist, 1 lab technician, 2 lab technologists, 7 members on the sub county surveillance Matayos, Teso north and Bunyala 2 from UHC office

Behavioral: EI Open ended Pre-Survey and Semi Structured InterviewBehavioral: Behavioral and Cognitive AssessmentBehavioral: Geneva Emotional Competence Test (GECO)

Interventions

EI Open ended Pre-Survey and Semi Structured InterviewBEHAVIORAL

Provide Interview questions via online survey with informed consent to the participants then contact a 60 minute member checking interview in person or virtually via recorded Zoom sessions for each participant

Emotional Intelligence Skills study among frontline HCW managing Covid19 in Busia Kenya
Behavioral and Cognitive AssessmentBEHAVIORAL

Use Predictive index for both cognitive and behavioral assessment of the paticipants

Emotional Intelligence Skills study among frontline HCW managing Covid19 in Busia Kenya
Geneva Emotional Competence Test (GECO)BEHAVIORAL

Administer the Geneva Emotional Competence Test to each participant

Emotional Intelligence Skills study among frontline HCW managing Covid19 in Busia Kenya

Eligibility Criteria

Age25 Years - 67 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Experienced healthcare professionals practicing in Busia County Kenya. Their experience, knowledge, and insights in the interface between leaders and frontline healthcare workers will be very helpful to society at large. The 20 Participants will be selected from the population. The Study population is the number of experienced frontline healthcare professionals working in Busia County of Kenya. The County Department of Health will help in recruiting participants from doctors, nurses, and other frontline healthcare professionals

You may qualify if:

  • Experience frontline healthcare professionals working in Busia County of Kenya

You may not qualify if:

  • None healthcare professionals
  • healthcare professionals not working in Busia county

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Alupe University College

Busia, 50400, Kenya

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • Boyatzis RE. The Behavioral Level of Emotional Intelligence and Its Measurement. Front Psychol. 2018 Aug 13;9:1438. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01438. eCollection 2018.

    PMID: 30150958BACKGROUND

  • Roth G, Vansteenkiste M, Ryan RM. Integrative emotion regulation: Process and development from a self-determination theory perspective. Dev Psychopathol. 2019 Aug;31(3):945-956. doi: 10.1017/S0954579419000403. Epub 2019 May 22.

    PMID: 31113502BACKGROUND

  • Ng JY, Ntoumanis N, Thogersen-Ntoumani C, Deci EL, Ryan RM, Duda JL, Williams GC. Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2012 Jul;7(4):325-40. doi: 10.1177/1745691612447309.

    PMID: 26168470BACKGROUND

  • Brackett MA, Salovey P. Measuring emotional intelligence with the Mayer-Salovery-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). Psicothema. 2006;18 Suppl:34-41.

    PMID: 17295955BACKGROUND

  • Schlegel K, Mortillaro M. The Geneva Emotional Competence Test (GECo): An ability measure of workplace emotional intelligence. J Appl Psychol. 2019 Apr;104(4):559-580. doi: 10.1037/apl0000365. Epub 2018 Oct 22.

    PMID: 30346195BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, ViralPneumoniaRespiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsVirus DiseasesCoronavirus InfectionsCoronaviridae InfectionsNidovirales InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

  • Fabian Esamai, PhD

    Alupe University College

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • William Okedi, PhD

    Alupe University College

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • David F AMAKOBE, DBA

    W500G Inc - Contract Research Organization

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 28, 2020

First Posted

January 5, 2021

Study Start

October 15, 2020

Primary Completion

May 30, 2021

Study Completion

June 30, 2021

Last Updated

January 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2020-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

The data collection will start with a primer survey on surveymonkey.com, behavioral and cognitive assessments through The Predictive Index, emotional intelligence competence assessments through emco4.com, followed by semi-structured face to face or virtual interviews with the participants. The Survey data, Assessments and the transcribed semi-structured interviews will be depersonalized and made available for subsequent researchers. The Videos if any will be destroyed three years after transcription.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
Time Frame
The Study report will be published six months after the end of the study. The Behavioral Assessment data, the interview results and the GECO will be depersonalized and made available on request from W500G Inc
Access Criteria
On specific request and agreement to data safety and participant privacy

Locations

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