Empowered: make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights

Engaged:  participate or become involved in; establish a meaningful contact or connection with

Equipped:  prepare (someone) mentally for a particular situation or task

 

An empowered patient is able to feel like they have some control over their personal situation and course of care.

An engaged patient understands what is happening and is conscious of options and services that may be available to them.

An equipped patient has gathered the knowledge and used that data to create a calculated plan of action.

An empowered, engaged and equipped group is powerful.  Working with groups can be beneficial because one persons idea can spark anothers.  More people sharing ideas and their personal situations helps gather and compare information.

Health care providers can benefit from this evolving patient care.  Motivated patients may find a new treatments that the health care professional may not be aware of or perhaps come up with other forms of treatment that were not considered because they are not the typical form of treatment.  The more knowledge the better, but remember not everything you find on the internet is accurate.  Heath Care professionals have spent many years training in their specialties and should verify foreign information.  Medicine is constantly evolving.

 

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Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton