ASSESSMENT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN HYPERTENSIVE ADULTS AND NORMAL ADULTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Journal Title: Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
Background: Hypertension is viewed as one of the most elevated reasons for mortality and morbidity; and one of the fundamental driving foundations for cardiovascular disease. Emotional intelligence means the limit of the person to acknowledge the truth their capacity tackle passionate issues and adapt to stress and forces. The present study was planned to assess emotional intelligence in hypertensive adults and normal adults. Materials and method: For the study, we selected sample of 50 subjects. 25 out of 50 were hypertensive and had heart disease and 25 were normal adults. The subjects were selected randomly from the population. The demographic data and information about the subject was collected using personal data sheet. The emotional intelligence of the subjects was measured using Indian version of Emotional Intelligence Scale given by Thingusum and Ram in 2000. Results: The mean emotional intelligence score of Hypertensive subjects was 94.28+15.66 and of normal subjects was 132.73+16.28. on comparing both score, the difference was observed to be significant. Conclusion: From the results of current study, we conclude that hypertensive subjects have significantly lower emotional intelligence as compared to normal healthy subjects
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Vandana Patel, Anil Jain
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