The relationship between leadership style and provision of the first Danish publicly reimbursed cognitive pharmaceutical service - A qualitative multicase study

Susanne Kaae; Birthe Søndergaard; Lotte Stig Nørgaard; Janine Marie Traulsen

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2010.03.001

The relationship between leadership style and provision of the first Danish publicly reimbursed cognitive pharmaceutical service - A qualitative multicase study

Susanne Kaae, Birthe Søndergaard, Lotte Stig Nørgaard, Janine Marie Traulsen

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Abstract

Background: Evidence suggests that leadership style is important to the sustainability of cognitive pharmaceutical services, yet only scarce literature on the relationship exists. Objectives: Support of the sustainability of the first publicly reimbursed cognitive service in Denmark, the Inhaler Technique Assessment Service (ITAS), was ascertained through a qualitative study to explore how leadership style shapes the implementation process of the service. Sustainability in this project was defined as the state where those asthma patients whose symptom status is negatively clinically affected (as defined by Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines) by inappropriate inhalation technique are identified and offered the service by pharmacy staff. Methods: The study was an exploratory qualitative multicase study that used triangulation of both data sources and methods. A theoretical framework of Bolman and Deal inspired the analysis of how leadership style influenced the local process of implementation of the ITAS. Four pharmacies were selected for the analysis because they differed in terms of leadership actions in their implementation process and achievement of ITAS sustainability. The analysis was inductive and linked factors that influence ITAS provision as perceived by employees with the interpreted leadership style of the owner. Results: Three main themes emerged: (1) the alignment of the owner and staff values, (2) whether owners perceived ITAS development as being under their own control, and (3) whether owners explicated the responsibilities of employees in the implementation process. The themes were interrelated. Conclusions: Pharmacy owner's leadership style was significant to sustainability of the ITAS. A strong wish by the owner to have ITAS implemented was important, followed by aligning the owner's values and visions with those of the employees. The widespread perception by owners that experienced users are not interested in the ITAS needs to be addressed to achieve sustainability.

Original language	Danish
Journal	Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume	7
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	113-121
ISSN	1551-7411
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2010.03.001
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011

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The relationship between leadership style and provision of the first Danish publicly reimbursed cognitive pharmaceutical service - A qualitative multicase study. / Kaae, Susanne; Søndergaard, Birthe; Nørgaard, Lotte Stig et al.

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