Older adults’ lived experiences of caring relationships with home care nurses – being in an in-between restricted or enabled existential freedom

Purpose The aim of this study is to describe the essential meaning of the phenomenon of caring relationships in home care for older adults in Denmark, based on their lived experiences of caring relationships with home care nurses. Methods Ten older adults receiving home care from registered nurses w...

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Published in:	International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Main Authors:	Karoline Lang Mathiesen, Elisabeth Lindberg, Kristina Nässén, Fiona Cowdell, Lina Palmér
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Subjects:	home care caring caring relationship older adults existential freedom phenomenology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2566201

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