Utilization of distributed leadership modelling in the health and aged care sector: a systematic review of qualitative evidence protocol.

Abstract

REVIEW QUESTION / OBJECTIVE This systematic review seeks to identify and explore the experiences of health and aged care professionals including health managers in the utilization of distributed leadership modelling. It also seeks to identify and explore their experiences in creating the conditions that enable or impede distributed leadership. INCLUSION CRITERIA Types of participants This review will consider any healthcare professionals, health service planners and or managers who have experienced utilization of distributed leadership. To be included, participants must have been actively engaged in distributed leadership. The review will include healthcare professionals including health managers who have been working in the acute, aged care and/or community sectors. Exclusion criteria will include participants who have not actively engaged in distributed leadership and hence have not provided insight into the utilization of distributed leadership. Phenomena of interest This review will consider studies that investigate the experiences of health and aged care professionals, including health managers, who have utilized distributed leadership modelling in the health and aged care sector. The review will also consider the barriers and facilitators to utilization of distributed leadership. Research studies that have investigated leadership broadly and not distributed leadership specifically will also be excluded. Context An international perspective will be considered regardless of relationship, age, sex, ethnic origin and socioeconomic status. A comprehensive coverage of all representations in health and aged care is required to distinguish between differences in experience and support systems as per the varied contexts of health and aged care professionals, i.e. TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS