<p>Empowerment of patients with type 2 diabetes: current perspectives</p>

• DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s174910
• Publication Date: 2019-08-05T18:49:48Z
• Authors: Donají V Gómez-V...; Paloma Almeda-Valdes; Alexandro J Martagón; Gabriela A Galán-...; Carlos A Aguilar ...
• Keywords: Specialties of internal medicine; Review; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; motivation; RC581-951; self-care; depression; Diabetes Empowerment Scale; Empowerment; Targets and Therapy [Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity]

Patient empowerment is a continuous process in which knowledge, motivation, and capacity to take control of their disease are built within person. This concept not always well understood applied. review describes the strategies induce patients with diabetes. In addition, most common scales used evaluate diabetes described. Furthermore, effectiveness empowerment-based interventions for improving metabolic knowledge Finally, we discuss opportunities implementation clinical practice current needs on research that can be translated into public policies.