BACKGROUND Comparison of patient empowerment (PE) policies in European countries can provide evidence for improvement and reform across different health systems. It may also influence patient and public involvement, patient experience, preference, and adherence. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare PE within national policies, systems, and structures in England and Greece for ...

background: the ultimate goal of diabetes control is hba 1c improvement. the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of empowerment model on hba 1c among adolescents with type 1 diabetes. methods: the present semi-experimental study was carried out on some 47 diabetic adolescents in order to investigate the effect of an educational program based on the empowerment model on hba 1c among a...

Employee empowerment theory and research lacks a single, unifying model capable of integrating the multiple levels of activity and complex relationships that characterize the empowerment process. The model proposed in this paper describes the empowerment process from intervention design to subsequent employee behavior. The dynamics of the empowerment process are presented as reflecting the inte...

Background: Mothers’ empowerment in breast-feeding is a key motivational and psychological factor for continuous breast-feeding. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the effects of family-centered educational-supportive program on mothers’ empowerment in breastfeeding. Materials and Methods: In this random clinical trial, pregnant women who met inclusion criteria were gradually select...

the purpose of this paper is to identify and explain the factors affecting female’s psychological empowerment in the information and knowledge services. this paper is based on applied research and mixed method including descriptive and survey. first by using qualitative approach, for expanding and explaining effective factors of pycholigical empowerment of women librarians and informationist, n...

employee empowerment is a new approach of internal motivation of job means to free internal energy of employee and also provides opportunities for them to actualize their talent, abilities and competencies. current research implemented within models of votten and kamron that implicate multi-dimensions of empowerment have four dimensions of feeling competent, feeling being meaningful, self-deter...

An integrative multilevel model of empowerment and job performance behaviours is advanced, building on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). Empowerment climate is hypothesized as influencing individual and team performance behaviours directly and partially through individual and team (psychological) empowerment. Using survey responses from 380 individuals, nested in 115 project management teams, we t...

abstract background: quality of life is a concept, which in recent years is considered as a measure for health in chronic diseases such as kidney diseases. complications of chronic diseases can affect the quality of life in children and their families over time. therefore, empowerment programs are necessary to improve their quality of life. this study aimed to investigate the impact of the fami...