The effectiveness of an aged care specific leadership and management program on workforce, work environment, and care quality outcomes: Design of a cluster randomised controlled trial

Implementation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jeon, Yun Hee ^a   Simpson, Judy M ^b   Chenoweth, Lynn ^c,d   Cunich, Michelle ^e   Kendig, Hal ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Cluster randomised controlled trial; Leadership; Management; Quality and safety; Work environment; Workforce retention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84886220153     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-126     Document Type: Article

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