title: [Social skills in emergency and critical care professionals of a regional public hospital].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the social skills of health care professionals in the emergency and critical care units of the regional hospital Vega Baja and analyze the association between a series of sociodemographic and professionals variables and social skills.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  A cross-sectional, descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two evaluation tools were used. These included a sociodemographic and professional variables questionnaire, and the Elena Gismero's Social Skills Scale (SSS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A response rate of 82.6% was obtained. Considering the standards made by the author in SSS validation, it can be seen that the sample has obtained a medium-high score in each one of the aspects. Significant differences have been found when considering the sociodemographic variable gender as an independent variable with the complete score of SSS (F=6.555; p=0.013), and with the scale dimensions, self-expression in social situations (F=4.468; p=0.039) and making a demand (F=7.982; p=0.007).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In each one of the SSS dimensions, the sample has obtained a slightly higher score than the standard sample and it within the 50-69 percentile. This indicates the existence of a medium-high level of Social Skill. The doctors score higher than the nurses, although these differences are not statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Vega Baja, Orihuela, Alicante, España. cleal@pdi.ucam.edu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leal Costa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Luján Cebrián
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gascón García
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrer Villalonga
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Van-der Hofstadt Román
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003422:Critical Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires