Emotional intelligence and health students' well-being: A two-wave study with students of medicine, physiotherapy and nursing.

This study aims to analyze the role of emotional intelligence as a predictor of health students' well-being (i.e., burnout and life satisfaction) over time.

Psychometric properties of WLEIS as a measure of emotional intelligence in the Portuguese and Spanish medical students.

The psychometric properties of Wong and Law's (2002) Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) were analyzed. Participants were 954 medical students: 481 from the University of Extremadura (Spain) and 473 from the University of Lisbon (Portugal). Following Messicks' validation framework, we analyzed the scale's response process, internal structure and relationship with other variables (i.

How well is chronic pain managed? Who does it well?

Background: The variability in physician attitudes and goals for chronic pain relief and satisfaction with chronic pain management is unknown.

Objectives: To provide quantitative data regarding the status of chronic pain management by Michigan physicians. To relate physician's goals for pain management to physician confidence, preferences, and satisfaction with their chronic pain care.