The Effect of Emotional Intelligence in Reducing Job Stress

NCT05014633 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 960235
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 42
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Abstract Background: Emergency Medicine Wards (EMWs) are among the most stressful wards of hospitals. Emotional Intelligence (EI) seems to be one of the factors that can aid individuals in overcoming environmental stresses. Therefore, the present study aimed at evaluating the role of training in improving EI skills and addressing its indirect effect on reducing job stress of emergency medical assistants in the emergency department. Materials and Methods: In the present study, 20 emergency medical assistants were trained in EI skills while 22 assistants received no training. Then, all participants' EI level and job stress were assessed and compared before and after the intervention using the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory(EQ-i) and the Osipow job stress questionnaire, respectively.

Conditions

Emotional Intelligence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• EQ-I Bar-On Questionnaire

  The EQ-I was first developed by Bar-On in 1980 and consists of 90 items, each of which is answered based on a 5-point Likert scale from 5: strongly agree to 1: strongly disagree

  30 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Osipow job stress Questionnaire

  30 days

Study Arms (2)

EI skills training

EXPERIMENTAL

Individuals in the intervention group received the pertinent training. The duration of the training for the intervention group was 16 hours (four four-hour sessions). The whole training process lasted for one month. EI training sessions were held and managed by two experienced instructors selected from medical education specialists with sufficient experience in conducting EI training. Both instructors attended the sessions, presented the content, videos, slides, and brochures with the help of each other, and managed related scenarios in each session.

Other: EI skills training

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Individuals in the control group did not receive any training

Interventions

EI skills training OTHER

EI training sessions were held and managed by two experienced instructors selected from medical education specialists with sufficient experience in conducting EI training. Both instructors attended the sessions, presented the content, videos, slides, and brochures with the help of each other, and managed related scenarios in each session.

EI skills training

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Emergency Medicine Residents

You may not qualify if:

• Refraining to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Al-Zahra University Hospital

Isfahan, 8138938728, Iran

Location

Study Officials

• Mehdi Nasr Isfahani, M.D.

  Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 16, 2021
• First Posted: August 20, 2021
• Study Start: March 10, 2017
• Primary Completion: May 10, 2017
• Study Completion: December 17, 2017
• Last Updated: August 20, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IR (1)