Fear of Death, Emotional Intelligence and Resilience Among Healthcare Staff During COVID-19: A Correlative Study
[EN] The sufering, pain and fear of death experienced by patients during the pandemic have evoked a wide range of feelings and emotionsin healthcare professionals. Managing these emotions is infuenced by factors such as emotional intelligence and resilience.Recognising and addressing these emotions...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de León |
| Repositorio: | BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/25136 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/jonm/7872841 https://hdl.handle.net/10612/25136 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Enfermería COVID-19 emotional intelligence fear of death health professionals resilience |
| Sumario: | [EN] The sufering, pain and fear of death experienced by patients during the pandemic have evoked a wide range of feelings and emotionsin healthcare professionals. Managing these emotions is infuenced by factors such as emotional intelligence and resilience.Recognising and addressing these emotions can enhance the quality of care and help prevent mental health issues. Tis study analysesthe relationship among fear of death, emotional intelligence and resilience, as along with the sociodemographic variables ofhealthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive, comparative and correlational study was conducted.Participants included professionals from the Neurosurgery, Pneumology, Emergency Service and Floating Staf units in a tertiary-level hospital in Spain. Data were collected through an anonymous and voluntary online survey, which included sociodemographicdata, Collett–Lester fear of death, emotional intelligence and resilience scale. Participation was anonymous and voluntary. A total of121 professionals participated, predominantly women (85.12%), with a mean age of 41.89 years (SD±9.6). Nurses compromised 64%of the sample. Fear of others’ death (37.2%) and the dying process of others (33.1%) increased. Emotional intelligence levels weregenerally adequate across all work areas, with women scoring higher in attention and clarity. However, signifcant diferences inemotional regulation were observed between groups. Resilience scores were high across all participants (>78.77). Positive cor-relations were found among age, fear of the dying process of others (p=0.003) and resilience (p=0.002). An inverse correlation wasobserved between fear of others’ death and resilience (p=0.018) and emotional regulation (p = 0.020). Linear regression analysisidentifed attention to emotions, acceptance and bioethics training as predictors of fear of death |
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