Table 3 Leadership intervention participants’ ratings of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) scores (supervisor version)
Scale items | Individual ratings (n = 7) Median (range of mean scores) | Team ratings (n = 6) Median (range of mean scores) |
|---|---|---|
1. Proactive leadership | ||
 - Developed a plan to facilitate implementation of evidence-based fall prevention practices | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–3) |
 - Removed obstacles to implement evidence-based fall prevention practices | 3 (2–4) | 4 (2–4) |
 - Established clear standards for implementing evidence-based fall prevention practices | 2 (1–4) | 3 (2–4) |
Subscale total | 3 (2–3) | 3 (3–4) |
2. Knowledgeable leadership | ||
 - Is knowledgeable about evidence-based fall prevention practices | 3 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) |
 - Is able to answer staff’s questions about evidence-based fall prevention practices | 3 (2–4) | 3 (3–4) |
 - Knows what he/she is taking about when it comes to evidence-based fall prevention practices | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) |
Subscale total | 3 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) |
3. Supportive leadership | ||
 - Recognized employee efforts toward implementation of evidence-based fall prevention | 4 (3–4) | 4 (4) |
 - Supported employee efforts to learn more about evidence-based fall prevention practices | 3 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) |
 - Supported employee efforts to use evidence-based fall prevention practices | 4 (3–4) | 3.5 (3–4) |
Subscale total | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3.5–4) |
4. Perseverant leadership | ||
 - Persevered through ups and downs of implementing evidence-based fall prevention | 4 (3–4) | 3 (2–4) |
 - Carried on through the challenges of implementing evidence-based fall prevention practices | 4 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) |
 - Reacted to critical issues regarding implementation of evidence-based fall prevention practices | 3 (3–4) | 3.5 (3–4) |
Subscale total | 4 (3–4) | 3 (3–3.5) |
Total score | 3 (2–4) | 3.5 (3–4) |