فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Type 2 diabetes is one of the most serious health concerns and policy agendas around theworld. Epidemiological evidence suggests that it will likely continue to increase globally.Diabetes is strongly associated with the patients’ unhealthy lifestyle and behavioral patternsand socio-economic changes. New model of thinking is required to recognize whether thepatients are in control of and responsible for the daily self-management of diabetes. Such anew approach should be based on ‘empowerment and involvement’ to be more applicableto daily activities in diabetic patients. Rapid changes toward patient empowerment andincreasing involvement of patients in their care plan indicate more emphasis on diseaseprevention and health promotion and education than on mere disease and its treatment.Such changes make a step toward pervasive sense of responsibility among patientsabout their illness for their daily activities. Using the empowerment approach, healthcareprofessionals would help patients make informed decisions in accordance with their particularcircumstances. Patient empowerment implies a patient-centered, collaborative approachthat helps patients determine and develop the inherent capacity to be responsible for theirown life. Empowerment is something more than certain health behaviors. Empowermentis more than an intervention, technique or strategy. It is rather a vision that helps peoplechange their behavior and make decisions about their health care. It has the potential toimprove the overall health and well-being of individuals and communities, and to changethe socio-environmental factors that cause poor health conditions. The main concept of thischange is the tendency to change.