Leadership Lived Experiences in Implementing Compassionate, Respectful, and Caring Practices: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study.

ABSTRACT: Compassionate, respectful, and caring (CRC) programs have been introduced in Ethiopian health facilities in the last 5 years to transform health care quality and provide patient-centered, compassionate, and respectful care. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the lived experiences of leaders to understand the meaning of successful CRC implementation and identify factors that influence implementation success in the health sector. A hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative study was employed through in-depth interviews with 26 participants from January 2022 to January 2023. Participants were selected purposively based on their position and role in CRC implementation experience from 6 regions of Ethiopia: Amhara, Oromia, South Nation Nationality People Region (SNNPR), Sidama, Benishangul G

SUBMITTER: Jemal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11948547 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature