Evaluation and Comparison of Emotional Intelligence Criteria in Patients with and without Genital Warts

Genital warts are sexually transmitted diseases (STD) caused by human papilloma virus (HPV). Genital warts could have different reasons and may psychologically affect the patients. Accordingly, the aim of the current study was to determine Emotional Quotient (EQ) criteria in patients with genital warts and compared the results with those of healthy control group. This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on 70 individuals (35 patients diagnosed with genital warts and 35 healthy subjects) referring to Dermatology Clinic affiliated to Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran during 2018. The subjects were selected through purposive sampling technique. The Bar-On questionaire of EQ was utilized in this study to collect data. Statistical analysis was prformed using SPSS (version 21).  The obtained results of the study revealed that 13 (out of 15) criteria were significantly more frequent in the case group (P˂0.05). The two factors of realism and happiness did not show any significant difference between the two groups. The significant lower values of EQ among such patients may cause obvious social disturbances. Thus, psychological assessment and possible psychotherapy should be considered in patient with genital wart and STD diseases due to improve EQ and healthy social relations.