Conceptualizing patient empowerment in cancer follow-up by combining theory and qualitative data.

CONCLUSION: We conceptualized PE based on Zimmerman's theory and empirical data to contextualize the concept in cancer follow-up. When developing a patient reported outcome measure measuring PE for this group of patients, one needs to be attentive to differences in wishes regarding mastery. PMID: 28080181 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Oncologica - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research