Why First-Hand Accounts from Nursing Assistants Matter? Methodological Reflections on a Role Theory-Informed Qualitative Study [Letter]

Nursing assistants (NAs) constitute the largest workforce segment in aged care and are regarded as the backbone of the long-term care system.They play a key role in expanding the supply of nursing services and ensuring the quality of patient care within institutions that provide integrated medical and elderly care services (IMECS). 1 We therefore value the descriptive qualitative study by Song et al that examined the roles and impacts of NAs in IMECS institutions. 1onetheless, certain aspects of the study's methodology and interpretation of results merit further consideration.