NSE 21A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Cancer Survivor, Dimensional Analysis, Health Promotion
3 Mar 2016
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Jerofke article empowerment is a core principle of patient-centered care that promotes patient engagement in health management. Empowerment is defined as power-with that is actualized through a beneficial relationship of mutual trust and respect for autonomy that develops within a dynamic and patient-centered process. The analysis evolved to include a dimensional analysis following the methods of caron and. Bowers (2000) when differing perspectives of empowerment and survivorship were uncovered between nurses and cancer survivors. Dimensional analyses can be used to understand the conceptual nature and evolution of concepts, and the fluidity of concepts across perspectives and contexts . It is important to envision empowerment not as a dichotomous variable but rather as continuous (anderson & funnell, 2005) and multidimensional. Empowerment may be influenced by factors such as personal values, religious or cultural beliefs, self-determination, past experiences, diagnosis, and social support (falk-rafael, 2001; meyer et al. , 2008).
