Effect of Emotıonal Intellıgence Skılls Development Traınıng on Nurses' Fear of Intımacy and Care Behavıors

NCT07034729 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2022-321
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 196
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Emotional intelligence is a type of intelligence that can be developed, which gives individuals the ability to understand and express emotions to the other party. Studies have shown that individuals with a developed level of emotional intelligence can analyze their own and others' emotions and thoughts well, manage their emotions, interact positively with their environment, and are successful in interpersonal relationships and professional skills. Intimacy, on the other hand, is the ability to truly share the true self with another person. When fear develops regarding the concept of intimacy, which affects interpersonal relationships; individuals' healthy communication with other individuals is restricted, and feelings and behaviors that avoid intimacy may occur. The concept of "care" in nursing is related to the relationship between the nurse and the healthy/patient individual and the care process. In this study, it was planned to examine the effect of fear of intimacy and care behaviors of nurses by providing emotional intelligence skills development training to nurses in line with literature data. The research was designed as a single-center, randomized control group pretest-posttest experimental study.

Conditions

Emotional Intelligence; Care Eliciting Behavior

Keywords

care behaviors; fear of ıntimacy; emotional intelligence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Revised Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale

  Participants' emotional intelligence skills will be evaluated before and after the training using a scale. The scale consists of 41 questions and is evaluated with a 5-point Likert-type scale. The total score in the Revised Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale, adapted to Turkish in the 2011 study by Tatar, Tok and Saltukoğlu, indicates the level of emotional intelligence. Scores between 41 and 90 indicate low emotional intelligence, scores between 91 and 150 indicate medium emotional intelligence, and scores between 151 and 205 indicate high emotional intelligence. As the score increases, the level of emotional intelligence increases.

  Evaluation was made at the beginning of the 1st week of training and at the end of the 6th week of training.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Fear of Intimacy Scale

  It was evaluated at the beginning of the 1st week of training and at the end of the 6th week of training.

• Caring Behaviors-24 Scale

  Evaluated before the 1st week of training and at the end of the 6th week of training

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

The scale was applied to the intervention group.By creating the Emotional Intelligence Skills Development Training Module, participants in the initiative group will be trained in 6 modules.

Behavioral: training to develop emotional intelligence skills

non-intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Only the scale was applied to the non-intervention group.

Interventions

training to develop emotional intelligence skills BEHAVIORAL

2 hours in a week, 6 week training

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Actively taking part in the care of a healthy/sick individual for at least 1 year
• Having a bachelor's degree in nursing
• Being willing to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Not being in the initiative group and not having attended more than 2 sessions of training
• Leaving the study voluntarily

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Basaksehir Cam and Sakura Cıty Hospıtal

Istanbul, 34480, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Erkayıran O. (2016). The Effect of Emotional Intelligence Skills Development Training on Interpersonal Relations of Nursing Students, Adnan Menderes University Health Sciences Institute Master Thesis, 2016, Aydın.

  BACKGROUND

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Nursing manager

Model Details: The research was designed as a single-center, experimental study based on a randomized control group pre-test-post-test design.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 24, 2025
• First Posted: June 24, 2025
• Study Start: November 12, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2024
• Study Completion: May 31, 2024
• Last Updated: June 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)