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March 14, 2026Medical AnthropologyOpen Access

“It’s a Limbo”: The Moral Scenes of Interpreting Autonomy in Danish Intellectual Disability Care

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MJMaya Christiane Flensborg JensenRFRikke Horne Fischer

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Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals caregivers navigate autonomy interpretation challenges in supported housing for individuals with intellectual disabilities, indicating complex caregiving dynamics.

Key Points

  • This research examines the complexities of interpreting autonomy in the context of Danish intellectual disability care.
  • Qualitative analysis of caregiver experiences
  • Exploration of verbal and non-verbal expressions of autonomy
  • Situational assessment of care dilemmas
  • Caregivers face challenges in interpreting expressions of autonomy
  • Competing values of care and autonomy create moral dilemmas
  • Individuals express autonomy in multifaceted ways that are difficult to interpret

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Jensen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4ad8d18185d8a39800ea8https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2026.2641740
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