A study of emotional intelligence and the effect of educational intervention in emergency medicine residents

Introduction: This study aimed to examine emotional intelligence components and the impact of education in residents on emergency medicine wards. Materials and Methods: The study consists of two descriptive and interventional parts. The first part aimed to determine the IQ in emergency department residents and the second part - the effect of education on emotional intelligence of residents. To collect the required information, Sheering Emotional Intelligence Inventory was used. SPSS version 16 was used for data analysis. Results: Among the components of emotional intelligence in 120 residents of emergency medicine, the highest mean score was that for self-awareness (mean and standard deviation at 24.8 ± 3.7), and the lowest score was for social skill (mean 16.2, SD ± 3.4). There was no significant difference between the components of emotional intelligence in the intervention group and the control group before an educational intervention (P = 0.05), but after the intervention the difference between the groups became significant (P ? 0.05). Discussion: The descriptive findings of this study showed that among the emotional intelligence components, self-awareness and social skills of the residents had the highest and the lowest mean scores, respectively. Conclusion: This study showed that teaching emotional intelligence to emergency medicine residents had a significant role in increasing their emotional intelligence

Evidences for confirmation of an epidemic in acute respiratory syndrome crisis among residents of Ahwaz November 2013

Background and Objectives: Ahvaz has become one of the most polluted cities in the world. Only on 11 November 2013, over one thousand residents in Khuzestan Province attended the nearest health center with severe symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, and high blood pressure. During a week, more than 7 thousand patients were registered with this syndrome. This study was conducted to investigate the evidence for the confirmation of an epidemic in acute respiratory syndrome among the residents of Ahwaz in November 2013. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the data of the use of drugs related to acute respiratory attacks from November 2008 to 2013 in Ahvaz. Then, we conducted a descriptive study on the general population. The sample size was 120 and the study participants included different segments of the general population. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire and the data were analyzed using SPSS.18. Results: The use of the respiratory drugs increased from 2008 to 2013. The drug consumption was markedly higher in November 2013. In the study of the general population, 93 of the participants declared that they had never seen a similar event, and 92.5 mentioned that they had never heard of a similar occurrence. Conclusion: Due to the significant increase in respiratory medicine in November 2013 and the unexpected nature of the event, an epidemic seems to be obvious. © 2016, Iranian Epidemiological Association. All rights reserved