Autonomy and empowerment are core concerns in the field of geriatric care but the discussion has been mostly based on the health professionals point of view and in the context of long-term care. The aim of this study was to explore the concept of autonomy and the empowerment process in hospitalized older people encompassing the nurses and patients points of view. A qualitative study design was drawn up within a phenomenological approach. Nurses life histories and patients biographic narratives were collected. Hermeneutic analysis was performed. Patients and nurses have different concepts from...