Effectiveness of an online training course to improve evidence-based leadership practices among unit leaders: study protocol for a cluster randomised two-arm controlled trial (EVILEAD).

ABSTRACT:

Background

A substantial knowledge base exists on how nurse leaders can support clinical staff in implementing evidence-based knowledge into practice. However, fewer studies are available on how leaders themselves learn and use evidence in their daily work. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an online training course designed to improve the skills of unit leaders by enhancing individual outcomes through evidence-based practice (EBP), team-based outcomes through EBP implementation, and organisational outcomes through the quality of care.

Methods

The effectiveness of the online training course will be evaluated using a cluster randomised two-arm controlled trial. Participants will be unit leaders recruited from hospitals in the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital Distr

SUBMITTER: Valimaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619212 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature