The implementation leadership scale (ILS): development of a brief measure of unit level implementation leadership

Table 1 Implementation leadership scale, subscale and item statistics

								EFA factor loadings
ILS items, subscales, and total	Mean	sd	ICC	a _wg	ev	v	α	1	2	3	4
1. Proactive leadership	2.12	1.25	0.25	0.68	9.50	79.0%	0.95
Established clear standards for implementation of EBP	2.16	1.33		0.67				0.96	0.02	0.06	−0.08
Developed a plan to facilitate EBP implementation	2.12	1.29		0.70				0.95	0.00	−0.05	0.05
Removed obstacles to implementation of EBP	2.09	1.30		0.67				0.75	0.02	0.07	0.12
2. Knowledgeable leadership	2.56	1.18	0.26	0.72	0.76	6.3%	0.96
Knows what he/she is taking about when it comes to EBP	2.58	1.22		0.73				0.09	0.94	−0.03	−0.02
Is knowledgeable about EBP	2.59	1.20		0.71				−0.06	0.87	0.09	0.06
Is able to answer staff questions about EBP	2.50	1.25		0.71				0.30	0.85	0.06	0.04
3. Supportive leadership	2.63	1.15	0.22	0.69	0.49	4.1%	0.95
Supports employee efforts to use EBP	2.63	1.21		0.70				0.02	0.10	0.84	0.02
Supports employee efforts to learn more about EBP	2.67	1.18		0.72				−0.03	−0.01	0.83	0.16
Recognizes and appreciates employee efforts	2.59	1.25		0.67				0.17	0.17	0.69	−0.08
4. Perseverant leadership	2.36	1.25	0.29	0.69	0.37	3.1%	0.96
Perseveres through the ups and downs of implementing	2.37	1.29		0.69				0.05	0.07	0.05	0.81
Carries on through the challenges of implementing EBP	2.38	1.31		0.69				0.10	0.02	0.11	0.78
Reacts to critical issues regarding implementation of EBP	2.32	1.30		0.69				0.29	0.18	0.09	0.44
Implementation leadership scale total	2.42	1.12	0.29	0.70			0.98

Note: N = 459 for means and standard deviations and ICC; n = 229 for other EFA derived statistics; sd = Standard deviation; ICC = intraclass correlation; a _wg = average within group correlation; ev = initial eigenvalue; v = variance accounted for before rotation; α = Cronbach’s alpha; bold font for means and sd indicate the overall scale mean and sd; bold font for EFA factor loadings indicates the scale on which the items load.

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