Purpose In order to provide guidance and prepare ward managers for future crisis situations similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, the aim of this study was to reflect and learn how person-centred nursing leadership may be strengthened in such situations. Background The pandemic has forced nurse leaders to face new challenges. Knowledge about their experiences may contribute to advancing leadership practices in times of future crises. Methods A qualitative directed content analysis was chosen. The theoretical perspective was person-centred leadership. Thirteen ward managers from a Danish university hospital were included and interviewed using telephone interviews three months after the first national COVID-19 case was confirmed. Findings The main findings of the study revealed that the ward managers often experienced a lack of timely, relevant information, involvement in decision-making and acknowledgement from the head nurse of department and the executive management. This was caused by the existing organizational cultures and the traditional hierarchy of communication. This meant that the ward managers' sense of own competences and leadership values and beliefs came under high pressure when they had to balance different stakeholders' needs. Conclusion When the experience of ward managers results in them being unable to lead authentically and competently in a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of engagement can occur, with serious consequences for patients, staff and the ward managers themselves. Traditional organizational cultures that are hierarchical and controlling needs to be challenged and reoriented towards collaborative, inclusive and participative practices of engagement and involvement. Leadership development must be an established and integrated component of organizations, so that ward managers are able to sustain person-centred ways of being and doing in times of crisis.

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Background: Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM) in clinical practice have the potential to contribute to and support shared decision-making processes by giving voice to patient concerns during consultations. However, the perspectives of patients diagnosed with chronic hematological cancer on the use of PROMs are unknown. Objective: To describe how patients diagnosed with hematological cancer experience participating in a randomized PROM intervention study, including initial invitation, completion of questionnaires, and outpatient clinic visits. Methods: A qualitative conceptual framework guided the study, using Interpretive Description (ID) with a focused ethnographic approach to explore patient experiences with PROMs in applied practice. Analysis was inspired by Habermas' social theory of Communicative Action. Results: The analysis revealed three predominant themes of patient experiences: that PROMs were "In the service of a good cause", "The questions are not really spot on", and "PROMs are sometimes used for something" i.e. unknown to the patient. Conclusions: The patients' experiences were dominated by the perspective of the healthcare system, and by gratitude and imbalanced power relations. During completion of questionnaires, patients struggled to identify with items and the questionnaires were associated with low content validity. When visiting the outpatient clinic, patients reported that doctors and nurses rarely discussed patients' PROMs.