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Re-thinking technology and its growing role in enabling patient empowerment
Aisha Umar Akeel1, Darren Mundy1
1University of Hull, UK.
Health Informatics Journal
|January 26, 2018
Summary
Current eHealth technology struggles with patient empowerment due to fragmented systems. A holistic, iterative approach is vital for effective technology-driven patient empowerment frameworks in healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Patient Empowerment
- Healthcare Technology
Background:
- Growing societal challenges impact eHealth capabilities.
- Doubts arise regarding technology's role in patient empowerment frameworks.
Purpose of the Study:
- Explore weaknesses in current technology applications for patient empowerment.
- Determine key constituents for a technology-driven patient empowerment framework.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing empowerment frameworks.
- Articulation of patient demands.
- Analysis of technology's role in healthcare systems.
Main Results:
- Current technology use in patient empowerment is fragmented and insufficient.
- Identified weaknesses in existing technology-supported empowerment models.
Conclusions:
- Systems theory concepts (holism, iteration) are crucial.
- A more integrated, iterative technological approach is needed for effective patient empowerment.
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