Table 3 Spearman’s correlation coefficient (r_s) between registered nurses’ (RNs’) perception of their leadership and RNs’ age, work experience as a RN and work experience as a RN in home healthcare for older adults

1

…have leadership competence?

.24 *^a

.41 **^b

.29 *^b

2

…trust your competence to assess the older adults’ condition?

0.12 ^a

0.31 *^b

0.23 ^b

3

…trust care staffs’ competence to assess the older adults’ condition?

0.39 **^b

0.22 ^e

0.21 ^e

4

…have space in your work to develop sufficient competence in leadership?

0.13 ^c

0.16 ^f

0.06 ^f

5

…have access to competence development in leadership in a well-organised way in your work?

0.14 ^a

0.03 ^b

0.21 ^b

6

…have nursing responsibility on an organisational level, for example patient safety, creation of a safe and supportive work environment for care staff and evaluation of the care staff competence?

0.04 ^d

− 0.09 ^g

0.22 ^g

7

…that you can apply your professional experience in your work tasks?

0.32 **^a

0.26 *^b

0.27 *^b

8

…that you are responsible for documentation of nursing interventions, according to current legislation?

0.19 ^d

0.18 ^g

0.15 ^g

9

…that you are responsible for evaluation of nursing interventions, according to current legislation?

0.06 ^d

0.16 ^g

0.18 ^g

10

…have the ability to assess the individual needs of the older adult?

0.07 ^a

0.17 ^b

0.25 *^b

11

…have the ability to assess the older adults’ needs based on a holistic view?

0.10 ^d

0.20 ^g

0.33 **^g

12

…that you support colleagues, i.e. registered nurses?

− 0.07 ^a

0.12 ^b

0.21 ^b

13

…get support from colleagues, i.e. registered nurses?

0.04 ^a

0.11 ^b

0.29 *^b

14

…create good relationships with the older adult, through support, understanding and encouragement?

− 0.05 ^a

0.01 ^b

0.26 *^b

15

…create good relationships with the older adults’ next of kin, through support, understanding and encouragement?

− 0.13 ^d

0.05 ^g

0.20 ^g

16

…collaborate on an organisational level, for example with your operation manager?

− 0.13 ^a

− 0.02 ^b

0.06 ^b

17

…collaborate on an interpersonal level, i.e. interaction with the older adult?

− 0.05 ^c

0.14 ^f

0.14 ^f

18

…collaborate on an interpersonal level, i.e. interaction with next of kin to the older adult?

− 0.07 ^d

0.13 ^g

0.13 ^g