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Factors Associated with the Emotional Intelligence Levels of Nurse Managers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

AIM

The purpose of this study is to determine the emotional intelligence levels of nurse managers and the factors associated with these levels.

METHOD

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, searches were made on the PubMed, EMBASE (OVID), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, Ulusal Tez Merkezi, Türk Medline, and DergiPark search engines between December 7, 2020, and January 30, 2021, using the key phrases "nurse AND ("manager" OR "nurse manager" OR "administration") AND "emotional intelligence." In this study, the publications were reviewed in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guide checklist.

RESULTS

The emotional intelligence levels of nurse managers are affected by some personal and institutional factors. Emotional intelligence is important in nurse managers. This study included 21 cross-sectional studies published between 2010 and 2020. In this study, it was concluded that the mean synthesized emotional intelligence level of nurse managers was 105.734±8.826, 18 variables about nurse managers and 2 variables about institutions/employees increased emotional intelligence levels, 2 variables about nurse managers and one variable about institutions/ employees reduced emotional intelligence levels, and 14 variables about nurse managers and 5 variables about institutions/employees did not affect emotional intelligence levels.

CONCLUSION

In this study, it was established that the emotional intelligence levels of nurse managers are influenced by several individual, institutional, and employee-related variables. By considering these variables in the selection of nurse managers, the improvement of their individual success levels, and the evaluation of these levels, the quality and cost-effectiveness of health services can be improved.

Profiling health professionals' personality traits, behaviour styles and emotional intelligence: a systematic review

BACKGROUND

Non-cognitive traits have been theorised to predict characteristics, career choice and outcomes of health professionals and could represent a homogenous group. This study aims to profile and compare personality traits, behaviour styles and emotional intelligence of health practitioners across a variety of professions.

METHODS

Empirical literature was systematically reviewed. A two-concept search strategy was applied to four databases (CINAHL, PubMed, Embase, ProQuest). Title/abstract and full text articles were screened against inclusion and exclusion criteria. Methodological quality was assessed using Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Data was synthesised narratively and meta-aggregated where feasible.

RESULTS

Three hundred twenty-one studies representing 153 assessment tools of personality (n = 83 studies), behaviour (n = 8), and emotional intelligence (n = 62) were included. Most studies (n = 171) explored personality (medicine, nursing, nursing assistants, dentistry, allied health, paramedics), revealing variation in traits across professions. Behaviour styles were least measured with only ten studies exploring these across four health professions (nursing, medicine, occupational therapy, psychology). Emotional intelligence (n = 146 studies) varied amongst professions (medicine, nursing, dentistry, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, radiology) with all exhibiting average to above-average scores.

CONCLUSION

Personality traits, behaviour styles and emotional intelligence are all key characteristics of health professionals reported in the literature. There is both heterogeneity and homogeneity within and between professional groups. The characterisation and understanding of these non-cognitive traits will aid health professionals to understand their own non-cognitive features and how these might be useful in predicting performance with potential to adapt these to enhance success within their chosen profession.

Nurse Managers' Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership: A Review of the Current Evidence

BACKGROUND

Emotional Intelligence has made a significant contribution to effective leadership, becoming one of the key characteristics of leaders.Objective: The aim of the present study was to review qualitative and quantitative studies concerning Emotional Intelligence of nurse leaders and the evidence-based composition of their results.

METHOD

A search was performed in the electronic databases (Pubmed, Scopus and CINAHL) for articles, which were published in the period 2000-2017 in English or Greek. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria, of which 10 were quantitative and one was qualitative.

RESULTS

The results suggested that Emotional Intelligence is a useful tool for nurse leaders and contributes decisively to the achievement of effective management in healthcare.

CONCLUSION

It is necessary for nurses to improve their social and emotional skills because of the particular nature of the nursing profession, which places the healthy or weak person at its center.