Being used for the greater good while fighting on the frontline: care staff's experiences of working with older people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

"Declarations Ethical approval and consent to participateThe study was approved by the Regional Research Ethics Committee of Uppsala, Sweden (Reg. No. 2021 − 00486). Ethical standards for scientific work were followed and based on relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent was obtained from all the respondents. Data NBHW was coded and no respondent can be identified in the study. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding Open access funding provided by Mälardalen University. AFA Insurance has contributed to the funding of this study. Open access funding was provided by Mälardalen University."