Experience is a truer guide than the words of others.

What does the research evidence tell us?

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What is patient empowerment?

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Aspects of Empowerment

• • self-efficacy • self-awareness • confidence • coping skills • health literacy

Some research examples

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Nearly half of disease-free breast cancer patients who had been employed before diagnosis reduced their working time or completely stopped working before retirement age.

Fatigue, depressive symptoms, memory or attention problems, arm morbidity, as well as age, education and family situation were identified contributing factors.

QoL related functions and symptoms were significantly worse among women who did not return to work compared with those that worked again.

logistic regression analysis showed depressive symptoms and end of therapy was significantly associated with impaired return to work (p=0.038 OR 2.9).

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12 Key Categories

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