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What is Psychological Empowerment

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Impacts of Information Technology on Patient Care and Empowerment
“ Psychological Empowerment is a feeling of control, a critical awareness of one’s environment, and an active engagement in it ” (i.e. Spreitzer, 1995 ).
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Empowering Patients Through Digital Technologies: The Case of Mobile Health Applications
Cristina Trocin (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy) and Enrica Croda (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0047-7.ch003
Abstract
Mobile health initiatives aim to give patients more medical information and to empower them over their medical treatments. However, information overload and lack of digital literacy may hinder patient empowerment. This chapter investigates opportunities and challenges of patient empowerment and mobile health. The authors analyze the different definitions used in the literature to characterize patient empowerment and mobile health, discussing implications for all the care actors involved. Although the adoption rate of mobile technologies is at its infant stage and challenges still outweigh the benefits of patient empowerment, mobile health apps can foster the progress towards patient-centered care.
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Exploring the Relationship Between Teacher Empowerment and Retention in International Schools: A Cross-Regional Analysis and Insights From East Asia
The individual, subjective perception of empowering behaviors ( Priyadharshany & Sujatha, 2015 ). Four cognitions constitute psychological empowerment: meaning, competence, self-determination, and impact.
Published in Chapter: Exploring the Relationship Between Teacher Empowerment and Retention in International Schools: A Cross-Regional Analysis and Insights From East Asia; From: Handbook of Research on Critical Issues and Global Trends in International Education
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Using Technology and Innovation to Streamline Agile Project Management
It refers to meanings that an employee places on his work and how he / she aligns this with one's work role and responsibilities, one's individual beliefs, values, and the standards one abides by.
Published in Chapter: Using Technology and Innovation to Streamline Agile Project Management; From: Contemporary Challenges for Agile Project Management
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