Relationship Between the Leadership Styles of Nursing Managers and Teamwork of Nurses in University Hospitals of Mashhad and Zahedan, Iran

Autor: Sajad Faal Sanati, Eshagh Barfar, Abolfazl Payandeh, Mohammad Khammarnia
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: تحقیقات سلامت در جامعه, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 51-60 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2423-6772
2423-6764
Popis: Introduction and purpose: Policymakers can enhance personnel performance and consequently, improve the quality of healthcare by evaluation of suitable leadership styles for health organizations and establishment of effective team groups. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the leadership styles of nursing managers and the teamwork of nurses. Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted among 500 nurses working in eight selected university hospitals in Mashhad and Zahedan, Iran (2022). Data were collected using two standard questionnaires on leadership styles and teamwork through interviews. Descriptive statistical methods, such as the mean and standard deviation, were employed to determine leadership style and teamwork scores. Additionally, Pearson's and Spearman's correlation coefficients were used to investigate the relationship between these two variables. Results: The dominant leadership style among the participants was transformational leadership (37.6%). The overall mean teamwork score was 3.66±0.48, with 91.8% of nurses scoring teamwork 3 or higher. Transformational and passive leadership styles exhibited the highest and lowest relationships with teamwork, respectively (P
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