ReviewHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2015
How technology is empowering patients? A literature review.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Objectives, Outcomes, Facilitators, and Barriers of Telemedicine Systems for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and their Caregivers and Care Providers: A Systematic Review.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Telehealth Interventions Delivering Home-based Support Group Videoconferencing: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Pooled it
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- Process evaluation of the implementation of a decision support system to prevent and treat disease-related malnutrition in a hospital setting.BMC health services research · 2021Trial
- Augmenting medical data interpretation with Large Language Models (LLMs): a comparative analysis of patient empowerment, information processing, and technology acceptance.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Article
- Clinical Digital Health Engagement and Psychological Distress Among Adults.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Family Medicine in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Perspectives, Directions, and Future Opportunities; A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Creating a Basic Ethical Framework for Digital Lifestyle Interventions: A Narrative Review.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2025Review
- Health apps: a cross-sectional study exploring patient motivations and usage implications.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Empowering Capabilities of People With Chronic Conditions Supported by Digital Health Technologies: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Internet use for health information, health service utilization, and quality of care in the U.S.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Clusters of Patient Empowerment and Mental Health Literacy Differentiate Professional Help-Seeking Attitudes in Online Mental Health Communities Users.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Mapping the Evolution of Digital Health Research: Bibliometric Overview of Research Hotspots, Trends, and Collaboration of Publications in JMIR (1999-2024).Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Toward Personalized Care and Patient Empowerment and Perspectives on a Personal Health Record in Hemophilia Care: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- Development of a digital intervention for psychedelic preparation (DIPP).Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Assessment of the Quality, Accountability, and Readability of Online Patient Education Materials for Optic Neuritis.Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) · 2024Article
- Emotional and Psychological Safety in Healthcare Digitalization: A Design Ethnographic Study.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Comparing the Acceptability and Quality of Intervention Modalities for Suicidality in the Emergency Department: Randomized Feasibility Trial.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Patients' Views on AI for Risk Prediction in Shared Decision-Making for Knee Replacement Surgery: Qualitative Interview Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe term 'Patient Empowerment' (PE) is a growing concept – so in popularity as in application – covering situations where citizens are encouraged to take an active role in the management of their own health. This concept is serving as engine power for increasing the quality of health systems, but a question is still unanswered, 'how PE will be effectively achieved?' Beyond psychological implications, empowerment of patients in daily practice relies on technology and the way it is used. Unfortunately, the heterogeneity of approaches and technologies makes difficult to have a global vision of how PE is being performed.
objectiveTo clarify how technology is being applied for enhancing patient empowerment as well as to identify current (and future) trends and milestones in this issue. SEARCH STRATEGY: Searches for relevant English language articles using Medline, Scopus, ACM Digital Library, Springer Link, EBSCO host and ScienceDirect databases from the year 2000 until October 2012 were conducted. Among others, a selection criterion was to review articles including terms 'patient' and 'empowerment' in title, abstract or as keywords. MAIN RESULTS AND
conclusionsResults state that practical approaches to empower patients vary in scope, aim and technology. Health literacy of patients, remote access to health services, and self-care mechanisms are the most valued ways to accomplish PE. Current technology already allows establishing the first steps in the road ahead, but a change of attitude by all stakeholders (i.e. professionals, patients, policy makers, etc.) is required.
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