Developing leadership in managers to facilitate the implementation of national guideline recommendations: A process evaluation of feasibility and usefulness

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 477-486

  Tistad, Malin ^a,b,c   Palmcrantz, Susanne ^b,d   Wallin, Lars ^a,b,e   Ehrenberg, Anna ^a,f   Olsson, Christina B ^b,g   Tomson, Göran ^b   Holmqvist, Lotta Widén ^b,h   Gifford, Wendy ⁱ   Eldh, Ann Catrine ^a,b  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f Örebro University   (Sweden)

^g STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^h KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence Based Practice (EBP); Facilitation; Implementation; Leadership; Management; Stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAPACITY BUILDING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CENTERS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STROKE;

EID: 85002323073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.35     Document Type: Article

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