FEATURES OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG ONCOLOGY NURSES
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https://doi.org/10.11603/2411-1597.2024.3.14998Keywords:
nurses, emotional intelligence, age, work experience, shift work, chronic diseases, body weight, obesity, healthAbstract
Introduction. Despite the difference in assessment tools, the results of the research show that the emotional intelligence of nurses needs more attention and confirm the timeliness of the chosen research topic.
The aim of the study – to analyze the indicators of emotional intelligence of nurses from oncology departments of different profiles and to establish the factors affecting them.
The main part. The study included 60 nurses who were divided into groups depending on the profile of the department in which they work, length of service, age, body mass index, as well as depending on the presence or absence of night shifts and chronic diseases. The level of emotional intelligence (EI) was determined using the «Emotional Intelligence» questionnaire of M. O. Manoylova. The values of the integral index of EI in the employees of surgical departments were established to be probably higher than the investigated value in the employees of polyclinic (by 71.58 %) and therapeutic (by 7.89 %) departments. According to the different length of work experience in the specialty, the values of the integral indicator of EI and its interpersonal aspect were determined to be 1.43 and 2.63 times higher among nurses of oncology departments with more than 10 years of professional work experience compared to respondents with up to 10 years of work experience, respectively. The values of the integral indicator of EI and its intrapersonal aspect in oncology nurses under the age of 40 compared to the group of respondents over the age of 40 were found to be 1.43 and 2.63 times higher, respectively. The presence of chronic diseases, as well as shift work, did not affect the integral indices of EI of nurses of oncology departments. At the same time, overweight and obesity of the respondents included in the study influenced the EI indicators among nurses in oncology departments.
Conclusions. The integrated index of emotional intelligence among nurses of oncology departments of a surgical profile is probably higher than that of employees of polyclinic and therapeutic departments. The decrease of the integral index of EI and its individual aspects in nurses of oncology departments is influenced by the age of respondents over 40 years, work experience up to 10 years, as well as obesity.
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