Publications by authors named "Mari Mynttinen"

Background: This study described how adolescents and the parents saw their moral responsibilities with regard to adolescents using alcohol.

Methods: This was a deductive secondary analysis, based on Hart's taxonomy of moral responsibility. The primary studies were based on 19 group interviews with 87 adolescents aged 14-16 and 17 interviews with 20 parents.

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Background: Dignity is a central human value supported by nurses' professional ethics. In previous studies, nurses in clinical practice have experienced that dignity increased their work well-being and pride of work. Dignity is also strictly interweaved to professional identity in the different nursing' roles, but little is known about dignity among public health nurses and primary care settings.

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Young people often experiment with alcohol during adolescence, which is a period of their life that is characterized by increasing responsibility. Knowing how adolescents perceive responsibilities with regard to their alcohol use could prevent their alcohol consumption and help them to take responsibility for this aspect of their lives. This study describes adolescents' perceptions and experiences of their responsibilities for alcohol use.

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Autonomy has been recognised as a key principle in healthcare, but we still need to develop a consistent understanding of older people's perceived autonomy in residential care. This study aimed to identify, describe and synthesise previous studies on the perceived autonomy of older people in residential care. Ethical approval was not required, as this was a review of published literature.

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Background: Parents have responsibilities when their adolescent offspring use alcohol, but little is known about their views on the topic. This knowledge would help healthcare organisations to develop practices to help parents meet their responsibilities.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe parents' perceptions and experiences of their responsibilities and what support they needed to tackle underage drinking.

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