[Social skills in emergency and critical care professionals of a regional public hospital].
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.
Leal Costa
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Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Vega Baja, Orihuela, Alicante, España. cleal@pdi.ucam.edu
Luján Cebrián
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Gascón García
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Ferrer Villalonga
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Van-der Hofstadt Román
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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