ArticleHealth care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy2008
Empowerment: a conceptual discussion.
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- A person-centred approach to health promotion for persons 70+ who have migrated to Sweden: promoting aging migrants' capabilities implementation and RCT study protocol.BMC geriatrics · 2015Trial
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- Are Health Nudges (Dis)Empowering?Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2026Article
- Exercise empowerment: a scoping review of randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental physical activity interventions.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Review
- Pregnant Women's Experiences With a Collaborative Midwife-Dietitian Empowerment Programme to Improve Diet Quality.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- Conquering diabetes by overcoming psychological barriers and embracing health.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The 5-year outcomes of a health-empowerment program on low-income children's behaviors and quality of life.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- Parents' perceptions of the safe environment for every kid (SEEK) model in the Swedish child health services.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Patient empowerment: a critical evaluation and prescription for a foundational definition.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Empowerment through health self-testing apps? Revisiting empowerment as a process.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2023Article
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- An empowerment-based, healthy dietary behavioral intervention to ameliorate functional constipation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Empowering interventions for people living with dementia: A European survey.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Article
- Meeting the Burden of Self-management: Qualitative Study Investigating the Empowering Behaviors of Patients and Informal Caregivers.Journal of participatory medicine · 2022Article
- Analysing intersecting social resources in young people's ability to suggest safer sex - results from a national population-based survey in Sweden.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The concept of 'empowerment' is used frequently in a number of professional areas, from psychotherapy to social work. But even if the same term is used, it is not always clear if the concept denotes the same goals or the same practice in these various fields. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the discussion and to find a plausible and useful definition of the concept that is suitable for work in various professions. Several suggestions are discussed in the paper, for example control over life or health, autonomy, ability, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and freedom, and it is concluded that there are two plausible complementary uses, one as a goal and one as a process or approach. Empowerment as a goal is to have control over the determinants of one's quality of life, and empowerment as a process is to create a professional relation where the client or community takes control over the change process, determining both the goals of this process and the means to use.
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