Fenta Kebede Belete, Aboye Tsigereda, Dagnaw Genie Yalemtsehay, Tesfa Tsegaw Biyazin, Yetwale Hiwot Aynalem
School of Midwifery, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Department of Management, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
J Healthc Leadersh. 2023 Mar 9;15:31-41. doi: 10.2147/JHL.S397907. eCollection 2023.
Leadership is the basis of professional and organizational commitment, teamwork and success. Midwives leaders' leadership skills and capabilities have long been recognized as essential contributors to health services and outcomes. However, there are insufficient reports on the effect of leadership styles on midwives' performance in African countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of leadership style on midwives' performance in public health Institutions, southwest Ethiopia.
This study aimed to determine the effect of leadership style on midwives' performance, Southwest Ethiopia/2022.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 121 midwives using a random sampling technique and a pre-tested questionnaire from May 19/2022-June to 6/2022. Data were entered into Epi-data version 4.4.2.1, edited, coded, categorized and cleaned before analysis. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 24; and the results are presented in tables, and statements. Correlations and linear regressions were conducted to identify the relationship between leadership style and midwives' performance.
In this study, the autocratic leadership style was predominantly practiced by midwifery leaders with a mean score of 2.996 followed by democratic (Mean=2.632) and laissez-faire (Mean=2.49) leadership styles. Inferential statistics (Correlation) analysis revealed a positive relationship between democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles and a negative relationship between autocratic styles and midwives' performance. Multiple linear regressions showed that both democratic (P=0.02) and laissez-faire leadership styles (P=0.00) had a positive effect where as autocratic leadership style (P=0.60) had a negative effect on midwives' performance.
Autocratic Leadership is the most practiced leadership style in the study area. An autocratic leadership style was negatively related to midwives' performance, while democratic and laissez faire styles were positively related. Therefore, health care leaders, administrators, supervisors and department heads should implement democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles to enhance midwives' performance.
领导力是职业与组织承诺、团队合作及成功的基础。长期以来，助产士领导者的领导技能和能力一直被视为对卫生服务及成果的重要贡献因素。然而，在包括埃塞俄比亚在内的非洲国家，关于领导风格对助产士绩效影响的报道不足。因此，本研究旨在确定领导风格对埃塞俄比亚西南部公共卫生机构中助产士绩效的影响。
本研究旨在确定2022年埃塞俄比亚西南部领导风格对助产士绩效的影响。
采用随机抽样技术，于2022年5月19日至6月6日对121名助产士进行横断面研究，并使用经过预测试的问卷。数据录入Epi-data 4.4.2.1版本，在分析前进行编辑、编码、分类和清理。使用SPSS 24版本进行数据分析；结果以表格和陈述形式呈现。进行相关性和线性回归分析以确定领导风格与助产士绩效之间的关系。
在本研究中，助产士领导者主要采用专制领导风格，平均得分为2.996，其次是民主领导风格（平均分为2.632）和自由放任领导风格（平均分为2.49）。推断性统计（相关性）分析显示，民主和自由放任领导风格与助产士绩效呈正相关，专制领导风格与助产士绩效呈负相关。多元线性回归表明，民主领导风格（P = 0.02）和自由放任领导风格（P = 0.00）对助产士绩效有积极影响，而专制领导风格（P = 0.60）对助产士绩效有负面影响。
专制领导是研究区域内最常用的领导风格。专制领导风格与助产士绩效呈负相关，而民主和自由放任领导风格与助产士绩效呈正相关。因此，医疗保健领导者、管理人员、监督员和部门负责人应采用民主和自由放任领导风格以提高助产士的绩效。
