Empowerment of Cancer Survivors Through Information Technology: An Integrative Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient empowerment may be an effective approach to strengthen the role of cancer survivors and to reduce the burden on health care. However, it is not well conceptualized, notably in oncology. Furthermore, it is unclear to what extent information technology (IT) services can contribute to empowerment of cancer survivors.

Objective

We aim to define the conceptual components of patient empowerment of chronic disease patients, especially cancer survivors, and to explore the contribution of existing and new IT services to promote empowerment.

Methods

Electronic databases were searched to identify theoretical and empirical articles regarding empowerment. We extracted and synthesized conceptual components of patient empowerment (ie, attributes, antecedents, and

SUBMITTER: Groen WG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4704924 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature