Abstract
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Highlights
Health care professionals need to increase their awareness of patients’ capacities to assume a more active role in their own care and to learn mechanisms that increase this capacity
Outcome measures: primary outcome was measured by Patient-Provider Orientation Scale (PPOS) questionnaire at baseline and 12 months followup; secondary outcomes included Patient Activation Measure (PAM) questionnaire and healthcare resource use
Outcome: PPOS total score and PPOS sharing score
Summary
Health care professionals need to increase their awareness of patients’ capacities to assume a more active role in their own care and to learn mechanisms that increase this capacity. Communities of practice (CoP), based on the idea that learning involves a group of people exchanging experiences and knowledge, are an innovative educational tool which can increase knowledge and change attitudes of professionals towards patients’ empowerment. The aim of this project is to assess the effectiveness of a virtual CoP (e-MPODERA) in improving attitudes of health professionals in primary care on the empowerment of patients with chronic diseases
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