Empowering Capabilities of People With Chronic Conditions Supported by Digital Health Technologies: Scoping Review
While the capabilities related to patient empowerment in DHTs were clearly distinguishable, our analysis revealed a notable interconnectedness among these components. Our conceptualization of patient empowerment serves as a valuable resource for researchers seeking to understand or assess patient empowerment via DHTs. It also provides guidance for DHT developers, helping them design DHTs that enhance valued capabilities and account for the conversion factors and ultimately promote patient empowerment across diverse population groups.
Authors
- Sara Riggare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2256-7310)
- Messaline Fomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6948-4616)
- Ivana Paccoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1526-8013)
- Liyousew Gebremedhin Borga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3840-1101)
- Philip Santangelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2733-701X)
- Jochen Klucken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-9437)
- Thomas Abel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6740-1149)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (LU)
- University of Luxembourg (LU)
- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LU)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/68458
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 25.34