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Review

Importance of Leadership Style towards Quality of Care Measures in Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review

by
Danae F. Sfantou
1,†,
Aggelos Laliotis
2,†,
Athina E. Patelarou
3,
Dimitra Sifaki- Pistolla
4,
Michail Matalliotakis
5 and
Evridiki Patelarou
6,*
1
2nd Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens 12462, Greece
2
Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery, St. Georges, NHS Foundation Hospitals, London SE170QT, UK
3
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete 71500, Greece
4
Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete 71500, Greece
5
Department of Obstretics and Gynaecology, Venizeleio General Hospital, Heraklion, 71409, Greece
6
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College, London SE18WA, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors have equally contributed to the manuscript.
Healthcare 2017, 5(4), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5040073
Submission received: 1 August 2017 / Revised: 15 September 2017 / Accepted: 25 September 2017 / Published: 14 October 2017
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Abstract

Effective leadership of healthcare professionals is critical for strengthening quality and integration of care. This study aimed to assess whether there exist an association between different leadership styles and healthcare quality measures. The search was performed in the Medline (National Library of Medicine, PubMed interface) and EMBASE databases for the time period 2004–2015. The research question that guided this review was posed as: “Is there any relationship between leadership style in healthcare settings and quality of care?” Eighteen articles were found relevant to our research question. Leadership styles were found to be strongly correlated with quality care and associated measures. Leadership was considered a core element for a well-coordinated and integrated provision of care, both from the patients and healthcare professionals.
Keywords: leadership; leadership style; quality of care; nursing leadership; leadership style; quality of care; nursing

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Sfantou, D.F.; Laliotis, A.; Patelarou, A.E.; Sifaki- Pistolla, D.; Matalliotakis, M.; Patelarou, E. Importance of Leadership Style towards Quality of Care Measures in Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review. Healthcare 2017, 5, 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5040073

AMA Style

Sfantou DF, Laliotis A, Patelarou AE, Sifaki- Pistolla D, Matalliotakis M, Patelarou E. Importance of Leadership Style towards Quality of Care Measures in Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review. Healthcare. 2017; 5(4):73. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5040073

Chicago/Turabian Style

Sfantou, Danae F., Aggelos Laliotis, Athina E. Patelarou, Dimitra Sifaki- Pistolla, Michail Matalliotakis, and Evridiki Patelarou. 2017. "Importance of Leadership Style towards Quality of Care Measures in Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review" Healthcare 5, no. 4: 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5040073

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Sfantou, D. F., Laliotis, A., Patelarou, A. E., Sifaki- Pistolla, D., Matalliotakis, M., & Patelarou, E. (2017). Importance of Leadership Style towards Quality of Care Measures in Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review. Healthcare, 5(4), 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5040073

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