Investigating the Effect of Spiritual Intelligence on Efficacy of Health Personnel in the Emergency Department of Poursina Educational, Research and Therapeutic Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Iranian Journal of Emergency Medicine,
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022),
16 March 2022
,
Page e42
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijem.v9i1.39729
Abstract
Introduction: Spiritual intelligence leads to understanding between people, calmness, and management of changes. The spiritual intelligence of emergency personnel May affects the correct performance of emergency procedures. This type of intelligence exists in all people, but due to the challenging working conditions of medical staff in the emergency department and the need to do the best work at the best time, it Can be more important. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of spiritual intelligence on efficacy of health personnel in the emergency department.
Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study that was performed on 83 medical personnel working in the emergency department of Poursina educational, research and therapeutic center, in Rasht, Iran, in 2021. The sampling method was census. The data were collected using a tool that consisted of demographic characteristics and King's questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS24 software and descriptive statistical methods (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and Kolmogorov-Smirnov, independent T-test, Pearson test and analysis of variance. The significance level was considered P <0.05.
Results: The mean age of the research participants was 29.15±7.39 years and 47 (56.6%) of participants were female. The findings of the present study showed that people with higher spiritual intelligence had better occupational efficiency than others (P<0.001), but there was no statistically significant relationship between spiritual intelligence with age, sex, marital status, and education.
Conclusion: Medical personnel who had higher spiritual intelligence were more efficient than others. Apart from the effect of spiritual intelligence on reducing people's stress, improving the spiritual intelligence of personnel in critical departments such as emergency can increase their efficiency, especially in difficult situations that require management.
- Spirituality
- Intelligence
- Health Personnel
- Emergency Service, Hospital
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