Impact of leadership styles on patient satisfaction with nursing care quality in public hospitals: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: This cross-sectional study investigates the relationship between nursing leadership styles and patient satisfaction in 4 public hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The nonrandom convenience sampling method was used with 150 nurses who were involved in caring for 180 patients from 4 different hospitals in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Nursing leadership styles were assessed from nurses using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, while patient satisfaction was measured using the Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality Questionnaire. Passive-avoidant (PA) leadership style was most prevalent among nurse managers (62.6%, n = 94) and was associated with the lowest patient satisfaction (m = 1.7, SD = 0.1), with ratings ranging from 0 (low satisfaction) to 4 (high satisfaction). Analysis o

SUBMITTER: Boshra AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922418 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature