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ReviewCureus2022

Emotional Intelligence and Good Medical Practice: Is There a Relationship?

Cameron Dott, George Mamarelis, Edward Karam, Kavyansh Bhan, Kash Akhtar

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Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cameron DottTrauma & Orthopaedics, Royal London Hospital, London, GBR.
George MamarelisTrauma & Orthopaedics, Royal London Hospital, London, GBR.
Edward KaramTrauma & Orthopaedics, Royal London Hospital, London, GBR.
Kavyansh BhanTrauma & Orthopaedics, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, GBR.
Kash AkhtarTrauma & Orthopaedics, Royal London Hospital, London, GBR.
Royal London Hospital · GBWhipps Cross University Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emotional intelligence (EI) is defined as the ability to perceive and manage the emotions of oneself and others. Despite being one of the most highly used psychological terms in popular nomenclature, its understanding in the context of clinicians remains poor. There is a dearth of literature on this topic, and this submission examines the relationship between a clinicians' EI and the key domains of "Good Medical Practice" guidelines from the General Medical Council, United Kingdom. It aims to review and critically analyse the existing literature on EI and Good Medical Practice while attempting to establish a relationship between the two. This submission thus examines the relationship between emotional intelligence and a clinician's on-the-job performance. The findings demonstrate how emotional intelligence can aid the clinician in all aspects of their working life in the context of practising in line with General Medical Council (GMC) guidance. The authors also recommend exploring the possibility of inclusion of EI within a modern medical curriculum, as it may lead to improved practice in clinicians.

Indexed as

emotional intelligencegood medical practicemedical educationmedical trainingpsychologysurgical training

Identifiers

PMID35425685
PMCPMC9004693
OpenAlexW4220713774

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Registered trials

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