Effectiveness of emotional intelligence training on nurses' and nursing students' emotional intelligence, resilience, stress, and communication skills: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Nurse Education Today Pub Date : 2025-04-10 DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106743

Tetsuharu Kawashima , Yuma Ota , Gen Aikawa , Mayumi Watanabe , Kaoru Ashida , Hideaki Sakuramoto

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Abstract

Aims

This study evaluates the effectiveness of emotional intelligence training on emotional intelligence, resilience, stress, and communication skills among nurses and nursing students.

Design

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of emotional intelligence training in nurses and nursing students.

Data sources

Randomised controlled trials were searched in MEDLINE (via PubMed), CINAHL (via EBSCOhost), Web of Science (via Ovid), ERIC (via ProQuest), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Igaku Chuo Zasshi databases from inception to 9–11 October 2024.

Review methods

Two authors independently screened each study and assessed eligibility. Authors calculated the pooled effect estimates associated with nurses' and nursing students' emotional intelligence, resilience, stress, and communication skills using a random-effects meta-analytic model.

Results

The search yielded 1731 studies from electronic databases. After removing duplicates, 1294 records remained. Following title and abstract screening, 34 studies qualified for full-text review, of which 11 studies were excluded based on inclusion criteria, leaving 23 studies for analysis. Emotional intelligence training significantly improved emotional intelligence compared to the control group (16 trials, N = 1155; SMD = 1.76 [95 % CI: 1.06 to 2.45]). It also had a significant effect in reducing stress (4 trials, N = 312; SMD = −1.51 [95 % CI: −2.96 to −0.07]) and demonstrated a significant positive effect on communication skills (4 trials, N = 329; SMD = 2.72 [95 % CI: 0.64 to 4.79]). However, it had no significant effect on resilience (2 trials, N = 138; SMD = 2.71 [95 % CI: −1.55 to 6.97]).

Conclusions

This study found that emotional intelligence training had a statistically significant positive impact on enhancing emotional intelligence in nursing students and nurses in both the short and long term. It also significantly reduced stress and improved communication skills but had no significant effect on resilience.

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Nurse Education Today 医学-护理

CiteScore

6.90

自引率

12.80%

发文量

349

审稿时长

58 days

期刊介绍： Nurse Education Today is the leading international journal providing a forum for the publication of high quality original research, review and debate in the discussion of nursing, midwifery and interprofessional health care education, publishing papers which contribute to the advancement of educational theory and pedagogy that support the evidence-based practice for educationalists worldwide. The journal stimulates and values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic relevance for leaders of health care education. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of people, health and education systems worldwide, by publishing research that employs rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of education and systems globally. The journal will publish papers that show depth, rigour, originality and high standards of presentation, in particular, work that is original, analytical and constructively critical of both previous work and current initiatives. Authors are invited to submit original research, systematic and scholarly reviews, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing and related health care education, and which will meet and develop the journal''s high academic and ethical standards.