Emotional competence enhances diagnostic and therapeutic clinical reasoning most clearly in life-threatening emergency situations¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? In life-threatening situations, residents with high emotional competence showed higher diagnostic and therapeutic performance than those with lower EC. → Joly Louise 2026

Evidence¶

Joly Louise 2026¶

Joly Louise, Nunes de Sousa Alexandra, Bardiau Marjorie, Dory Valérie, Bayot Marie, Lenoir Anne-Laure. (2026). Impact of emotional competence on clinical reasoning: a scoping review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113483

q2 · i? · review · r2

Narrative synthesis of the scoping review's included studies, reporting the emergency-context contrast between residents with high versus low EC on diagnostic and therapeutic performance; the review attributes this to the mixed-methods emergency care study it cites. No effect size is printed.

"In life-threatening situations, residents showing a high level of EC had higher diagnostic and therapeutic performance than those with a lower level of EC."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Emotional Intelligence — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Evidence for emotional competence improving clinical performance outside emergency and surgical contexts remains inconsistent, and empathy does not predict technical examination quality — related
Work context, via acute stress and cognitive load, is a major moderator of emotional competence's impact on clinical reasoning — a broader claim this one bears on
Evidence that emotional competence improves patient outcomes is limited and mixed — related
Clinicians' emotional responses to patients impacted patient engagement and diagnostic decisions, with negative emotions associated with poorer quality care and positive emotions with more comprehensive care — a broader claim this one bears on

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