Digital Literacy and Emotional Intelligence and Professional Burnout Among Doctors

Emotional Intelligence Clinical Trial

Official title:

Association Between Doctor's Digital Competencies and the Level of Emotional Intelligence and Burnout

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06349187
• Other study ID #: dsc002
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: April 10, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 10, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Limited Liability Company "Docstarclub"
• Contact: Alexandra ? Demkina
• Phone: +79069209383
• Email: ademkina[@]bk.ru
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The role of digital technologies in healthcare is growing. Therefore, the roles and responsibilities of medical professionals are constantly changing and there is a need for continuous professional development. However, according to some authors, today's generation of doctors can be considered as "digital aborigines" [Aungst, Patel, 2020]. Low literacy in the field of e-health has become a major obstacle to digital transformation in developed countries, so digital skills training for healthcare professionals has gradually been introduced in the USA [Adler-Milstein, et al., 2014], Europe [Schreiweis, et al., 2019], Australia [Evolution of eHealth in Australia, 2016].

However, in our opinion, the digital competence of a doctor is not only the ability to work at a computer and use software. The successful development of the digital world is preceded by some psychological and emotional processes.

Computerization and automation of the healthcare system began relatively recently, traditional (paper) document management in medicine is familiar to everyone, but not optimal from the point of view of system management. Therefore, universal digitalization is perceived as something artificially imposed, increasing the workload of doctors, distracting from their main work and shifting the focus from truly therapeutic activities to filling out documentation. As a result, doctors have a range of negative emotions: fear, annoyance, anxiety, despondency, refusal of further contacts, etc., which lead to an aggravation of emotional burnout. The ability to recognize and live through these states, to come to an inner balance, to accumulate an internal resource for further development of new technologies

• all this is possible under the condition of the development of emotional intelligence. By developing so-called soft skills, the doctor will be emotionally stable, capable of further advancement and learning new skills, and will easily cope with temporary difficulties and setbacks.

And the final stage, having gained the opportunity to overcome internal obstacles, the doctor is ready to begin mastering specialized digital skills directly related to medical activities: work in medical information systems, remote monitoring, artificial intelligence, medical decision support systems.

The result of the development of a doctor within this model will be not only digital literacy, but also the development of an internally stable personality that easily overcomes any obstacles not only in training, but also in communication with patients and colleagues.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: June 10, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: June 10, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• respondent has higher medical education

• he is an employee of the any medical department at this moment

Exclusion Criteria:

• There is no higher medical education

• Does not work in medicine at this moment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout, Psychological
• Doctor Patient Relation
• Emotional Intelligence

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Interview
Interviewing with using the Hall Emotional Intelligence test, the Maslach emotional burnout test, and the test for determining general and specialized digital competencies

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Russian Federation	Alexandra Demkina	Moscow

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Limited Liability Company "Docstarclub"

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Russian Federation, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Completing the survey	The answer to 100% of the interview questions	1 month