“…In addition, being active could imply the need for a degree of courage (Larsson et al, 2007). Old age combined with frailty presented poor conditions for participation (Efraimsson et al, 2004(Efraimsson et al, , 2006, making it more difficult for nurses to encourage the patient (Larsson et al, 2007) and facilitate participation (Almborg et al, 2009;Tutton, 2003Tutton, , 2005. Furthermore, participation depended on the patients' competencies and desire for participation (Aadal and Kirkevold, 2011;Helgesen et al, 2010;Schoot et al, 2005;Soleimani, 2010).…”