A systematic review and meta‐analysis: Effectiveness of internet empowerment‐based self‐management interventions on adults with metabolic diseases

Abstract

The intervention significantly improve the health status of adults with metabolic diseases, in particular their exercise habits, HbA1c levels, body weight, empowerment and quality of life. The intervention provides more convenient and faster access to healthcare for busy individuals with time constraints. These results suggest that healthcare professionals could develop accessible and friendly interactive online interfaces for patients to expand the use of these interventions in the clinical setting.

Lifestyle risk factor communication by nurses in general practice: Understanding the interactional elements

“…Relational factors such as rapport, familiarity, and approachability were perceived as necessary for lifestyle risk reduction conversations. Continuing relationships contribute to the familiarity and enablement necessary to overcome barriers to behaviour change and self‐management (Desborough et al, ; Kuo, Su, & Lin, ). In general practice, older patients and those presenting with multi‐morbidity as well as practitioners with more experience and long‐standing relationships with their patients are more probably to experience relational continuity (Kristjansson et al, ).…”

Development and validation of a questionnaire to measure empowerment in adult patients with atopic dermatitis. The DATEMP questionnaire

“…The DATEMP questionnaire makes it possible to measure the level of empowerment in adult patients with AD, and is therefore useful in monitoring the interventions aimed at increasing empowerment over time. Our hypothesis, based on other pathologies such as psoriasis, is that programs focused on increasing empowerment may result in clinical improvement of the disease [11,13,20]. In fact there is evidence that the offer of an atopic dermatitis program that is educational and proactive (one of the dimensions of empowerment) also improves clinical outcomes in AD [30].…”

Entwicklung und Validierung eines Fragebogens zur Messung des Empowerments bei erwachsenen Patienten mit atopischer Dermatitis. Der DATEMP‐Fragebogen

“…Der DATEMP‐Fragebogen ermöglicht es, das Niveau des Empowerments bei erwachsenen Patienten mit AD zu messen und er eignet sich daher für das Monitoring von Maßnahmen, die darauf abzielen, das Empowerment über die Zeit zu steigern. Unsere Hypothese, die sich auf Erkenntnisse bei anderen Pathologien wie Psoriasis gründet, ist, dass Programme, die sich auf eine Steigerung des Empowerments fokusieren, tatsächlich auch zu einer klinischen Verbesserung der Erkrankung führen . Tatsächlich gibt es Hinweise, dass sich das Angebot eines edukativen und proaktiven (eine der Dimensionen von Empowerment) Programms für die atopische Dermatitis auch auf das klinischen Outcome auswirkt .…”

“…Über den Nutzen eines gesteigerten Empowerments von Patienten besteht Einvernehmen . Mehrere Studien, insbesondere zum Diabetes mellitus, konnten mittelfristige Verbesserungen des Gesundheitszustands nachweisen .…”