Empowerment interventions designed for persons living with chronic disease - a systematic review and meta-analysis of the components and efficacy of format on patient-reported outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Empowerment approaches are essential for building the capacity of individuals with chronic disease to be in control of their health. Reviews of empowerment interventions have been focused on specific chronic diseases, thereby limiting the scope of findings. This study had three aims: 1) to describe the characteristics of empowerment interventions covering a broad range of chronic diseases, 2) to clarify consistency with the World Health Organization`s (WHO) definition of empowerment as a process composed of four fundamental components and 3) to summarize outcome measures and estimate the effects in group and individual intervention formats.

Methods

Systematic literature review and meta-analysis. CINAHL, Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, COCHRANE and Centr

SUBMITTER: Stepanian N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463815 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature