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Digital Literacy and Emotional Intelligence and Professional Burnout Among Doctors

Recruiting
Conditions
Emotional Intelligence
Digital Competences
Emotional Burnout
Doctor Patient Relation
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Interview
Registration Number
NCT06349187
Lead Sponsor
Limited Liability Company "Docstarclub"
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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
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

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Doctors of various clinical specialties who are currently working in medical fieldInterviewParticipants over the age of 18, with higher medical education, capable
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Completing the survey1 month

The answer to 100% of the interview questions

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alexandra Demkina

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Moscow, Russian Federation

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