Design and psychometric testing of a moral intelligence instrument for pre-hospital emergency medical services personnel: a sequential-exploratory mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Moral intelligence is a significant and influential factor in the delivery of principled and high-quality care. This is because moral intelligence is the ability to recognize and be sensitive to moral issues, which contributes to the organization of appropriate behavior in the face of moral issues. This is particularly pertinent given that pre-hospital emergency medical services personnel (prehospital EMS personnel) frequently encounter stressful and tension-filled situations. Thus, intelligent reasoning and ethical conduct at the scene of an incident are of paramount importance. Also, there is no special tool available for measuring the moral intelligence of prehospital EMS personnel. Hence, there is a necessity for the design and psychometric evaluation of a specialize

SUBMITTER: Mohammadi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11756141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature