Nursing theories as guidance for autonomy support in activities of daily living: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supporting others with self-care activities lies at the core of nursing practices. While supporting autonomy within essential care is important, there remains a lack of knowledge on what autonomy comprises and how nurses can demonstrate autonomy-supportive behavior. In order to find guidance, we consulted nursing theories that have shaped the profession. This study aims to explore in what way autonomy is described within the nursing theories and how they describe what nurses could/should undertake to demonstrate autonomy-supportive behaviors within activities of daily living.

Methods

A scoping review was performed, in adherence to the Johanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews, adhering to the EQUATOR guidelines, using the preferred reporting items f

SUBMITTER: Botana Gronek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12044891 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature