TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of health professional leadership behaviors on health promotion practice beliefs
AU - Stone, Jacqueline D.
AU - Belcher, Harolyn M.E.
AU - Attoh, Prince
AU - D'Abundo, Michelle
AU - Gong, Tao
N1 - Funding Information:
This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Through a Cooperative Agreement (Grant Number U50/CCU325127) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Dr. Harolyn M.E. Belcher, Principal Investigator), a portion of Dr. Stone's time and effort to complete her dissertation was supported through a training grant issued to Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Background Leadership is a process by which an individual influences a group or individual to achieve a common goal, in this case health promotion for individuals with disabilities. Objectives (1) To examine the association between the transformational leadership behaviors of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) network professionals and their practice beliefs about health promotion activities, specifically cardiovascular fitness and healthy weight, for people with disabilities. (2) To determine if discipline and/or years of practice moderate the association between transformational leadership behaviors and practice beliefs regarding health promotion. Hypothesis There is a positive association between transformational leadership behaviors and health professionals practice beliefs regarding health promotion activities for persons with disabilities. Methods A quantitative cross-sectional web-based survey design was used to determine the association between leadership behaviors and practices beliefs regarding health promotion for people with disabilities. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and an adapted version of the Role of Health Promotion in Physical Therapy Survey were used to measure leadership and practice beliefs, respectively. Multiple regression analysis was applied to determine the association of leadership behaviors with health promotion practice beliefs variables. Results Transformational leadership behaviors of the AUCD network professionals were positively associated with health promotion practice beliefs about cardiovascular fitness for people with disabilities. Years post licensure and discipline did not moderate the association between transformational leadership and practice beliefs regarding health promotion. Conclusion Transformational leadership may facilitate health professionals' health promotion practices for people with disabilities. Further research and training in leadership is needed.
AB - Background Leadership is a process by which an individual influences a group or individual to achieve a common goal, in this case health promotion for individuals with disabilities. Objectives (1) To examine the association between the transformational leadership behaviors of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) network professionals and their practice beliefs about health promotion activities, specifically cardiovascular fitness and healthy weight, for people with disabilities. (2) To determine if discipline and/or years of practice moderate the association between transformational leadership behaviors and practice beliefs regarding health promotion. Hypothesis There is a positive association between transformational leadership behaviors and health professionals practice beliefs regarding health promotion activities for persons with disabilities. Methods A quantitative cross-sectional web-based survey design was used to determine the association between leadership behaviors and practices beliefs regarding health promotion for people with disabilities. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and an adapted version of the Role of Health Promotion in Physical Therapy Survey were used to measure leadership and practice beliefs, respectively. Multiple regression analysis was applied to determine the association of leadership behaviors with health promotion practice beliefs variables. Results Transformational leadership behaviors of the AUCD network professionals were positively associated with health promotion practice beliefs about cardiovascular fitness for people with disabilities. Years post licensure and discipline did not moderate the association between transformational leadership and practice beliefs regarding health promotion. Conclusion Transformational leadership may facilitate health professionals' health promotion practices for people with disabilities. Further research and training in leadership is needed.
KW - Disability
KW - Health promotion
KW - Health promotion practice beliefs
KW - Transformational leadership
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U2 - 10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.12.015
DO - 10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.12.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 28108155
AN - SCOPUS:85009775776
SN - 1936-6574
VL - 10
SP - 320
EP - 325
JO - Disability and Health Journal
JF - Disability and Health Journal
IS - 2
ER -