Empowerment in the Treatment of Diabetes and Obesity

As the available therapies for diabetes and obesity are not effective enough, diabetologists and educators search for new methods to collaborate with patients in order to support their health behaviors. The aim of this review is to discuss perspectives for the development of new empowerment-type the...

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Published in:Journal of diabetes research 2016-01, Vol.2016 (2016), p.1-9
Main Authors: Łuczyński, Włodzimierz, Bossowski, Artur, Głowińska-Olszewska, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Cooperation
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Disease
Education
Empowerment
Humans
Lifestyles
Metabolism
Obesity
Obesity - psychology
Obesity - therapy
Patients
Power (Psychology)
Professionals
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Review
Self control
Validity
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Summary:As the available therapies for diabetes and obesity are not effective enough, diabetologists and educators search for new methods to collaborate with patients in order to support their health behaviors. The aim of this review is to discuss perspectives for the development of new empowerment-type therapies in the treatment of diabetes/obesity. Empowerment is a process whereby patients gain the necessary knowledge to influence their own behavior to improve the quality of their lives. It is carried out in five stages: (1) identify the problem, (2) explain the feelings and meanings, (3) build a plan, (4) act, and (5) experience and assess the execution. Although many years have passed since the advent and popularization of the concept of empowerment, the area remains controversial, mainly with regard to the methodology of therapy. Some previous studies have confirmed the positive effect of empowerment on body weight, metabolic control, and quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes; however, few studies have been conducted in patients with type 1 diabetes. There is still a need to confirm the effectiveness of empowerment in accordance with Evidence Based Medicine by performing long-term observational studies in a large group of patients. In future, empowerment may become part of the standard of care for patients with diabetes and/or obesity.
ISSN:2314-6745
2314-6753
DOI:10.1155/2016/5671492