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Relationship between emotional intelligence and health personnel attitudes toward hospitalized patients with addictions

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  • Villarreal-Mata
  • Gutiérrez-Barrera
  • Candia-Arredondo
  • Tirado-Reyes
  • Ramírez-Sánchez
  • Noh-Moo

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Introduction: health personnel's attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders can influence the quality of care provided. Emotional intelligence has been shown to be a key factor in providing empathetic and stigma-free care in clinical settings. Objective: to analyze the relationship between emotional intelligence and health personnel's attitudes toward hospitalized patients who use alcohol or drugs. Methods: an observational study was conducted with 286 health professionals working in a tertiary level hospital. Data were collected using the Emotional Intelligence Scale (TMMS-24), the Alcohol Problem Perception Questionnaire (AAPPQ), and the Drug Problem Perception Questionnaire (DDPPQ). Spearman's test analysis was performed. Results: relationship was identified between emotional intelligence and attitudes toward patients with alcohol use problems (r = 0,248, p 0,05). Emotional clarity and repair, as dimensions of emotional intelligence, correlated with positive attitudes of healthcare personnel toward both groups of patients (p

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  • Villarreal-Mata & Gutiérrez-Barrera & Candia-Arredondo & Tirado-Reyes & Ramírez-Sánchez & Noh-Moo, 2025. "Relationship between emotional intelligence and health personnel attitudes toward hospitalized patients with addictions," Health Leadership and Quality of Life, AG Editor, vol. 4, pages 752-752.
    • Handle: RePEc:dbk:health:v:4:y:2025:i::p:752:id:752
    DOI: 10.56294/hl2025752
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