... have been found to reduce role conflict in new physical therapy leaders with direct contact to front-line patient care. It remains unclear how PTs who serve in senior positions make meaning of their identity when fully removed from direct contact with point of care delivery. Design/methodology...

... limitations/implications The lived experience of outpatient physical therapists appears to be congruent with transformational leadership theory. Researchers should consider using the transformational leadership theory framework to investigate and assess the effectiveness of leadership within physical therapy...