Ching Yao Huang, Chih Ming Chen, Chao Kai Chang
Decision Behavior and Influential Factors of Spectacle Prescription for Schoolchildren in Taiwan
Clinical optometry
purpose study determine implementation new educational curriculum focusing emotional intelligence ei resilience improved second year medical student scores areas eiresilience curriculum offered elective second year medical students voluntarily enroll elective consisted six 2hour sessions taught single faculty member eight months sessions focused development ei skills teaching resilience program positive thinking reframing optimism gratitude reflection altruism meaning participants ei levels assessed elective using baron emotional quotient inventory 20 eqi 20 period 2 years 70 students participated elective overall mean ei score significantly improved educational elective 10005 1294 versus 10814 1236 p 0001 compared baseline scores significant improvement ei components including five composite scales fifteen content subscales wellbeing score p 005 postintervention survey assessing student perception elective students found elective helpful 95 6467 students felt elective continue available future students 95 6467 would recommend elective students 93 6267 eiresilience curriculum offered elective second year medical students well received students outcomes showed significant improvement students ei scores subscores including components stress management composite wellbeing score teaching ei skills resilience strategies preclinical setting might opportune time type educational intervention