Descriptive data of the included studies
| Descriptive data | N (%) | Descriptive data | N (%) |
| Study location | Programme participants | ||
| UK | 3 (33.3%) | Mental health professionals | 1 (11.1%) |
| Australia | 2 (22.2%) | Nurses | 5 (55.6%) |
| USA | 2 (22.2%) | Allied health professionals | 4 (44.4%) |
| Canada | 1 (11.1%) | Support service areas | 1 (11.1%) |
| Rwanda | 1 (11.1%) | OT | 2 (22.2%) |
| PT | 3 (33.3%) | ||
| Programme duration | Social work | 2 (22.2%) | |
| 3 days | 1 (11.1%) | Speech pathology | 1 (11.1%) |
| 6 days | 1 (22.2%) | Dietetics | 1 (11.1%) |
| 3 weeks | 1 (11.1%) | Pharmacists | 1 (11.1%) |
| 7–12 weeks | 3 (33.3%) | Intensivist | 3 (33.3%) |
| 6 months | 1 (11.1%) | Medical | 1 (11.1%) |
| 10 months | 2 (22.2%) | ||
| Leadership model | Programme outcomes | ||
| Transformational leadership | 4 (44.4%) | Self-report vs control | 2 (22.2%) |
| Full-Range Leadership | 1 (11.1%) | Supervisor/Stakeholder rating of participants | 3 (33.3%) |
| The Leadership Life Cycle | 1 (11.1%) | Self-report | 7 (77.8%) |
| The Leadership Challenge | 1 (11.1%) | New leadership role after programme completion | 1 (11.1%) |
| The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | 1 (11.1%) | ||
| Not indicated | 1 (11.1%) | ||
| Types of evaluation | |||
| Quantitative surveys | 7 (77.8%) | ||
| Qualitative surveys | 4 (44.4%) | ||
| Focus group/interview | 4 (44.4%) |