Digital Literacy and Emotional Intelligence and Professional Burnout Among Doctors

NCT ID: NCT06349187

Last Updated: 2024-05-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 500 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-04-10
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-10

Brief 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.

Conditions

Digital Competences; Emotional Intelligence; Emotional Burnout; Doctor Patient Relation

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Doctors of various clinical specialties who are currently working in medical field

Participants over the age of 18, with higher medical education, capable

Interview

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Interviewing with using the Hall Emotional Intelligence test, the Maslach emotional burnout test, and the test for determining general and specialized digital competencies

Interventions

Interview

Interviewing with using the Hall Emotional Intelligence test, the Maslach emotional burnout test, and the test for determining general and specialized digital competencies

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Limited Liability Company "Docstarclub"

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Anna N. Korobeynikova

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Limited Liability Company "Docstarclub"

Locations

Alexandra Demkina

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Russia

Central Contacts

Alexandra Е Demkina

Role: CONTACT

ademkina@bk.ru

+79069209383

Facility Contacts

Alexandra Demkina

Role: primary

ademkina@bk.ru

+79069209383

Other Identifiers

dsc002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id