Table 2 Middle managers’ role and determinant operationalization and measurement
From: Middle managers’ role in implementing evidence-based practices in healthcare: a systematic review
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Middle manager defined | |
No | 67 (63.8) |
Yes | 38 (36.2) |
Type of middle manager | |
Nurse manager | 20 (19.0) |
Administrative manager (i.e., not clinical) | 11 (10.5) |
Project manager (i.e., of a time-limited initiative) | 39 (37.1) |
Unit/team manager (e.g., emergency department manager) | 12 (11.4) |
Medical director/operations director | 10 (9.5) |
Multiple | 9 (8.6) |
Other | 4 (3.8) |
Middle manager role as outcome | |
Yes | 91 (86.7) |
No | 14 (13.3) |
Middle manager role actual or desired | |
What the role actually was | 86 (81.9) |
What the role should be | 7 (6.7) |
Both | 4 (3.8) |
N/A | 8 (7.6) |
Article reported middle manager role [as outcome or otherwise] | |
Yes | 91 (86.7) |
No | 14 (13.3) |
Measure of middle manager role | |
Subjective | 90 (85.7) |
Objective | 3 (2.9) |
Both | 2 (1.9) |
Unable to determine | 1 (0.9) |
N/A (middle managers’ role not measured) | 9 (8.6) |
How measure was reported if subjective (n = 90) | |
Self-report | 28 (31.1) |
Reported by someone else | 17 (18.9) |
Both | 43 (47.8) |
Unable to determine | 2 (2.2) |
Article reported determinant(s) of middle managers’ role | |
Yes | 45 (42.8) |
No | 60 (57.2) |
Measure of middle manager role determinants | |
Subjective | 42 (40.0) |
Objective | 0 (0.0) |
Both | 0 (0.0) |
Unable to determine | 2 (1.8) |
Not applicable (determinants not measured) | 61 (58.1) |
How measure was reported if subjective (n = 42) | |
Self-report | 22 (52.4) |
Reported by someone else | 5 (11.9) |
Both | 11 (26.2) |
Unable to determine | 4 (9.5) |