A Study of Introduction of Concept of Emotional Intelligence in Medical Students

Authors

  • Pratibha Mehta, Veenodini Warhade

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v7i2.201

Keywords:

Emotional intelligence, medical graduates, doctor patient mistrust.

Abstract

Introduction

Despite high clinical skills of Indian medical graduates, there is growing mistrust between doctors and patients. Currently there is no programme of developing emotional intelligence (EI) in medical curriculum.

Material and Method

A cross-sectional study based on questionnaire was conducted on 35 medical students. Demographic data was collected by semi open ended questionnaire. EI data was collected by Schutte's Self-Report EI test questionnaire of on a 5 point Likert scale. After collecting the responses, the students were asked to attend a one hour lecture on emotional intelligence. Data was entered in MS-EXCEL and analyzed by SPSS version 19. Student's t-test was used to calculate p value. Data was considered significant for p< 0.05.

Results

Out of total 35 subjects, 20 (57.14%) were male. 26 (74.28%) stayed in hostel. Mean EI score was 102.42.EI in hostel vs. family accommodation was 98.34 and 103.27 respectively. Mean EI score males and females was 98.41 and 104.25 respectively.

Conclusion

IMG have low EI. Gender and type of accommodation have no significant effect on EI. Sensitization of IMG is required to develop EI.

Author Biography

  • Pratibha Mehta, Veenodini Warhade

    Mehta Pratibha1,*, Warhade Veenodini1

    1Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, American International Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur

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Published

2019-07-20

How to Cite

A Study of Introduction of Concept of Emotional Intelligence in Medical Students. (2019). International Journal of Physiology, 7(2), 92-95. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v7i2.201