Table 1.

Triadic involvement: From matching triadic identity positionings to types and degrees of triadic involvement

Identity positionings	Triad 1	Triad 2	Triad 3	Triad 4
Whose rights are central?	Residents	Family	Residents and family	Nurses
Whose responsibilitiesare central?	Nurses	Nurses	Nurses and family	Nurses and family
Type	Perceived user involvement	Perceived family involvement	Social user and family involvement	Instrumental family involvement
Involvement of residents	Voicing and being heard regarding personal care perspectives	Effacing one's own interests to support family	Participating in social and daily activities in order to be included in residential life	Withholding care demands to enable family and staff to carry out practical tasks
Involvement of family	Providing information to support residents' autonomy vis‐à‐vis personal care decisions	Voicing and being heard regarding one's own experiences with residents and their care histories	Participating in social and personal activities in order to be included in residential life	Providing instrumental assistance to lighten caretaking tasks
Involvement of nurses	Gaining information on residents' care perspectives in order to include them in daily decisions	Gaining information on family's perspectives on and experiences with residents' care in order to support family	Encouraging social and personal activities in order to include residents and family in residential life	Pragmatically organizing one's own workload in order to provide a structured, safe and hygienic environment
Degree
Involvement of residents	Cooperative	Cooperative	Cooperative	Cooperative
Involvement of family	Cooperative	Cooperative	Operational	Operational
Involvement of nurses	Operational	Operational	Operational	Operational