Bhat Shilpi, Mittal Swati, Sinha Smriti, Dixit Ritvija
Physiology, School of Medical Sciences and Research, Greater Noida, IND.
Physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Nov 24;16(11):e74335. doi: 10.7759/cureus.74335. eCollection 2024 Nov.
Medical education, which generally relied heavily on intelligence quotients, has found a new value in emotional intelligence (EI), specifically after the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had some apparent and some intangible effects, as this required an emergency switch to online teaching and learning. Aim: This study was conducted to compare the trait emotional intelligence (TEI) score of medical undergraduates with the increasing number of years of medical curriculum. The COVID-19 pandemic serendipitously provided an opportunity to compare the TEI scores in pre-pandemic and during pandemic times. Materials and methods: Trait emotional intelligence was computed using a pre-validated Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF). The study was conducted in two time frames and in two study groups, the Class of 2019 (pre-pandemic cohort) and the Class of 2020 (pandemic cohort). Further, the pre-pandemic cohort's EI score was assessed twice, initially in August 2019 (Timeframe 1 (T1) which was before the pandemic) and secondly in October 2020 (Timeframe 2 (T2) which was during the pandemic) in Phase II and the COVID-19 first wave was peaking in India. The TEI scores of the pre-pandemic cohort and pandemic cohort were compared using an unpaired T-test. The pre-pandemic cohort scores assessed in two time frames were compared using a paired T-test. Results: The pandemic cohort showed significantly less total TEI (p < 0.05) and well-being score (p < 0.05) in the pre-pandemic cohort from August 2019 (T1) to October 2020 (T2) (p = 0.036). Conclusions: The low TEI scores in the pandemic cohort may be attributed to the sudden psychological and social effects of the pandemic. Moreover, with advancing age and years of medical curriculum, the TEI scores increased.
医学教育通常严重依赖智商，但在情商（EI）方面发现了新的价值，尤其是在新冠疫情期间面临各种挑战之后。新冠疫情产生了一些明显和一些无形的影响，因为这需要紧急转向在线教学和学习。目的：本研究旨在比较医学本科生的特质情商（TEI）得分与医学课程年限的增加情况。新冠疫情意外地提供了一个机会，来比较疫情前和疫情期间的TEI得分。材料和方法：使用预先验证的特质情商问卷简版（TEIQue-SF）计算特质情商。该研究在两个时间框架内和两个研究组中进行，即2019届（疫情前队列）和2020届（疫情队列）。此外，对疫情前队列的EI得分进行了两次评估，第一次是在2019年8月（时间框架1（T1），即疫情之前），第二次是在2020年10月（时间框架2（T2），即疫情期间），在第二阶段，印度的新冠疫情第一波正处于高峰期。使用非配对T检验比较疫情前队列和疫情队列的TEI得分。使用配对T检验比较在两个时间框架内评估的疫情前队列得分。结果：疫情队列在2019年8月（T1）至2020年10月（T2）的疫情前队列中，总TEI得分（p < 0.05）和幸福感得分（p < 0.05）显著更低（p = 0.036）。结论：疫情队列中较低的TEI得分可能归因于疫情带来的突然心理和社会影响。此外，随着年龄增长和医学课程年限增加，TEI得分有所提高。
