11. Ethical considerations

The study followed good scientific practice and guidelines [23, 24, 25]. The clients and all professionals volunteered to participate to the research. Ethical questions related to the research were evaluated. Target organizations gave research permissions and decisions based on ethical evaluations. All students have signed a separate confidentiality agreement.

The clients were informed of the research with a written notice. They were asked for permission to the research by home care staff. The informants gave their consent to interviews both in writing and orally. The anonymity of the participants was secured throughout the research process. Participants were able to withdraw from the study whenever they wanted to do that.
