ArticleBMC psychology2022
Validation of the Norwegian versions of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) and Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) in a mental health care setting.
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- Implementation Leadership in Evidence-Based Practice in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2026Pooled it
- How is leadership behavior associated with organization-related variables? Translation and psychometric evaluation of the implementation leadership scale in German primary healthcare.BMC health services research · 2022Trial
- A stepped-wedge randomized trial investigating the effect of the Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) intervention on implementation and transformational leadership, and implementation climate.BMC health services research · 2022Trial
- Impact of Leadership Style on Professional Ethics and Moral Courage of Perioperative Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southern Iran.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Validation of the extended version of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS-X).Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Implementation Leadership Scale in the context of nurses.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Symphony of Success: Leader-Practitioner Reciprocity during Evidence-Based Practice Implementation.Administration and policy in mental health · 2024Article
- Leading medical laboratory professionals toward change readiness: a correlational study.Laboratory medicine · 2024Article
- Guideline evaluation and implementation mechanisms in school health services (GuideMe): protocol for a hybrid randomized factorial trial.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Validity and reliability of the transculturally adapted Spanish version of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS).Implementation science communications · 2023Article
- Individual-level associations between implementation leadership, climate, and anticipated outcomes: a time-lagged mediation analysis.Implementation science communications · 2023Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Implementation Leadership Scale for Nurse Managers and Staff Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nursing management · 2023Article
- Practice change in community health centers: A qualitative study of leadership attributes.Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
- Good soldiers in implementation: validation of the Implementation Citizenship Behavior Scale and its relation to implementation leadership and intentions to use evidence-based practices.Implementation science communications · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) is of crucial importance in health care institutions and requires effective management from leaders. However, there is a lack of assessment tools sufficient to evaluate the degree to which the employees´ rate how well their leaders are at implementing EBPs. This emphasises the need for validated and widely used scales relevant for EBPs.
methodsThe current study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) and Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) in a Norwegian mental health care setting.
resultsResults from confirmatory factor analyses indicate that the MLQ and ILS are valid instruments for measuring general and implementation leadership. The scales demonstrate good convergent validity. In addition, attitudes towards EBPs did not seem to be associated with the ILS and MLQ, further supporting the applicability of the instruments.
conclusionsThe two scales demonstrate good psychometric properties in a Norwegian mental health care setting, which suggests that the MLQ and ILS are valid and reliable tools for measuring leadership in an implementation setting. More research is greatly needed to disentangle the link between perceived leadership and objective measures of successful implementation of EBPs. Trial registration NSD 690,133, NSD 60,059/3/OOS.
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