Whether patient empowerment is good or bad may depend on whom you ask. Most of the 1,089 physicians and nurses who responded to a recent Medscape poll said patient empowerment is helpful in their ...

Unfortunately, she didn't want to participate in my patient empowerment project. She just wanted a pill. "Empowerment" is defined as the process of becoming stronger and more confident ...

Our complex health care system is very difficult to navigate. Historically, doctors behaved paternalistically – tell the patient what to do and they should do it. We all know it doesn’t work ...

Empowerment is important for people with RA since most care is provided by patients themselves. Andersson and colleagues studied levels of empowerment and associated variables in people with RA ...

rather than using a patient empowerment tool to remind them to wash their hands or use hand sanitizer. As part of the study, patients and parents of hospitalized children at the West Virginia ...

Medication adherence for patients with asthma can be improved through patient empowerment by way of effective dialogue and appropriate education, according to a recent review. Empowering patients ...

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf discussed digital health care and patient empowerment at the National Health… read more Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...

The group have also put together a list of points to support shared-decision making. Patient empowerment was also the topic of a presentation from PhD Kristine Marie Latocha, looking at the effect ...