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Research on actualisation of older people\u2019s own free will in nursing home context is scarce.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The purpose of this study was to describe older people\u2019s experiences of free will, its actualisation, promoters and barriers in nursing homes to improve the ethical quality of care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Research design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fifteen cognitively intact older people over 65 years in four nursing homes in Southern Finland were interviewed. Giorgi\u2019s phenomenological method expanded by Perttula was used to analyse the data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethical considerations:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Chief administrators of each nursing home gave permission to conduct the study. Informants\u2019 written informed consent was gained.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Older people described free will as action consistent with their own mind, opportunity to determine own personal matters and holding on to their rights. Own free will was actualised in having control of bedtime, dressing, privacy and social life with relatives. Own free will was not actualised in receiving help when needed, having an impact on meals, hygiene, free movement, meaningful action and social life. Promoters included older people\u2019s attitudes, behaviour, health, physical functioning as well as nurses\u2019 ethical conduct. Barriers were nurses\u2019 unethical attitudes, institution rules, distracting behaviour of other residents, older people\u2019s attitudes, physical frailty and dependency.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Promoting factors of the actualisation of own free will need to be encouraged. Barriers can be influenced by educating nursing staff in client-orientated approach and influencing attitudes of both nurses and older people.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Results may benefit ethical education and promote the ethical quality of older people\u2019s care practice and management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0969733014557119","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,12,8]],"date-time":"2014-12-08T22:11:52Z","timestamp":1418076712000},"page":"22-35","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":53,"title":["Older people\u2019s experiences of their free will in nursing homes"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Leena","family":"Tuominen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Finland; University of Turku, Finland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Helena","family":"Leino-Kilpi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Turku, Finland; Turku University Hospital, Finland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Riitta","family":"Suhonen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Turku, Finland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,12,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0969733014557119","unstructured":"United Nations. 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