Objectives Despite the centrality of patient involvement in the policy and rhetoric of health
care, the theoretical and empirical basis for patient involvement is lacking at the micro-level …

Background: Effective self-care behavior can help reduce hypertension complications, but
the rate of engagement in self-care behavior is relatively low among elderly patients …

A sense of personal control helps people maintain emotional stability and negotiate their
way through life. People foster this by focusing on reachable goals, creating new avenues …

Objectives The purpose of this article was twofold. We aimed to both clarify the
multidimensional notion of patient empowerment (PE) and conduct a comprehensive survey …

Background Many strategies have been evaluated to improve the prevention and control of
cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors. Nursing telephonic and tele-counseling individualized …

Methods: A randomized, parallel-group, assessor-blinded experimental design yielded
participation of 174 hospitalized hypertensive ischemic stroke patients. The intervention …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop a multi-disciplinary self-management
intervention based on empowerment theory and to evaluate the effectiveness of the …

Aim To evaluate the association between adherence to treatment and beliefs about
medications in multi-treated elderly patients. Background A large body of evidence …

Purpose To describe an intervention among overweight and obese hypertensive patients,
encouraging Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and lifestyle changes …

Discussion We tested the effect of the ENCM intervention on self-management context,
process and outcomes framed by the IFSMT for low-income, African American adults with …