Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria used in the scoping review

PCCinclusion criteriaExclusion criteria
Participants (P)All professionals (e.g. nurses, physicians, midwives, therapists) and leaders and managers*Students and patients
Concept (C)Any leadership behaviours, regardless of their nature (e.g. positive, negative, dark), for preventing and reducing workplace loneliness and social isolationDoes not apply leadership behaviours concerning workplace loneliness and social isolation
Context (C)All healthcare settings and organisations in all geographic locations and cultural groupsOther than healthcare settings
Type of studiesQualitative, quantitative and mixed methods study designsOther types of publications, such as systematic and other types of reviews, opinion papers, editorials and theoretical papers
 Grey literature: conference proceedings and doctoral theses 
Note(s):

*At least 50% of the participants must be healthcare workers. If the study included multiple groups, only results from studies that compared healthcare professionals or leaders with managers from other groups were used

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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