Leadership characteristics and depressive symptoms in health workers

a systematic review

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https://doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc19(46)4298

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Leadership, Health personnel, Depression.

Abstract

Introduction: Leadership characteristics can affect the mental health of healthcare workers and have consequences for organizations and the quality of care. Objective: To systematically review the association between leadership characteristics and depressive symptoms in healthcare workers. Methods: This is a systematic review, with a search for national and international studies carried out in the MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO, databases, published from 1999 to December 2022 in English, Spanish or Portuguese. Results: 1951 titles were found and eight studies were selected. Some of the leadership characteristics associated with depressive symptoms were: lack of supervisor support, lack of recognition, lack of autonomy, lack of feedback, and lack of worker appreciation. Conclusion: The results provide relevant information for managers and health professionals. Providing effective feedback, promoting autonomy, recognizing and valuing work and supporting healthcare workers must constitute healthcare leadership, impacting the mental health of healthcare workers.

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2025-01-22

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Cottafava C de L, Calixto JJ de M, Silva ATC da. Leadership characteristics and depressive symptoms in health workers: a systematic review. Rev Bras Med Fam Comunidade [Internet]. 2025 Jan. 22 [cited 2025 Feb. 3];19(46):4298. Available from: https://rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/4298

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