Leadership styles of nurse managers and registered sickness absence among their nursing staff

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-66

  Schreuder, Jolanda A H ^a   Roelen, Corné A M ^a   Van Zweeden, Nely F ^b   Jongsma, Dianne ^b   Van Der Klink, Jac J L ^c   Groothoff, Johan W ^c  

^a ArboNed Occupational Health Services   (Netherlands)

^b NIJ SMELLINGHE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; leadership styles; sick leave; situational leadership

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING STAFF; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78650918976     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e3181edd96b     Document Type: Article

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