Influence of leadership style on nurses' structural empowerment

a cross-sectional study

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https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v30i0.97126

Keywords:

Leadership, Nursing, Health Institution Environment, Models Organizational, Health Management

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate nursing leadership styles, the structural empowerment of nurses in clinical practice, and the association between leadership styles and nurses' structural empowerment.

Method: observational and correlational study carried out between December 2023 and February 2024. Three hundred and eight nurses from health organizations in Portugal answered the Management Style Assessment Scale and the Conditions of Workplace Effectiveness Questionnaire II. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: a moderate level of structural empowerment was reported (16.66±3.88). The highest-scoring leadership style was relationship-oriented (32.31±9.24). There are positive correlations between the different leadership styles and the level of structural empowerment. Relationship-oriented leadership has the strongest correlation (r=0.446; p=0.000).

Conclusion: Nursing leadership styles are decisive in building practice environments facilitating access to training structures.

Author Biographies

Olga Alexandra Moura Ramos, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem, Porto, Portugal.

Mestre em Enfermagem Comunitária. Enfermeira especialista no Hospital Pedro Hispano, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal.

José Alberto Fernandes Traila Monteiro de Sá, Hospital-Escola da Universidade Fernando Pessoa

Mestre em cuidados paliativos. Enfermeiro coordenador na Unidade de Cuidados Continuados do Hospital Escola Fernando Pessoa, Fundação Fernando Pessoa, Gondomar, Porto, Portugal.

Jacinta Maria Pisco Alves Gomes, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem, Porto, Portugal. 

Mestre em Enfermagem de Reabilitação. Professora adjunta na Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal. 

Ana Maria Nunes Português Galvão, Escola superior de Saúde, Bragança, Portugal.

Pós-doutorada em psicologia. Professora coordenadora na Escola superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal

Maria José Almendra Rodrigues Gomes, Escola Superior de Saúde, Bragança, Portugal.

Doutorada em sociologia. Professora adjunta na Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal

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2025-04-07

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Ramos, O. A. M., de Sá, J. A. F. T. M., Gomes, J. M. P. A., Galvão, A. M. N. P., & Gomes, M. J. A. R. (2025). Influence of leadership style on nurses’ structural empowerment: a cross-sectional study. Cogitare Enfermagem, 30. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v30i0.97126

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Vol. 30 (2025)

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Research

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