@article{oai:gunma-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00007221,
 author = {Hagiwara, Eiko and Futawatari, Tamae},
 issue = {3},
 journal = {The Kitakanto medical journal = 北関東医学},
 month = {Aug},
 note = {application/pdf, Journal Article, The purpose of this study was to analyze Japanese and foreign papers related to the empowerment\nof cancer patients, and to identify trends and issues rel ated to studies on cancer patient empowerment .\nWe searched the web version of the Ichushi-Web Ver.4, PubMed and CINAHL with the keywords\n"empower," "empowerment," "cancer," and "patient," and found one Japanese and six foreign papers\nmeeting the selection criteria of this study. These papers were published between 1997 and 2004, and\nmost study designs were factor analysis studies. To summarize, the research revealed that in interpreting\nthe concept ofcancer patient empowerment, emphasis was placed on partnership andselfirespect, and that\nthe process of empowering cancer patients was aggregated into three stages : recognition of lack of\npower; working out how to control one!s cancer, treatment, mind, and body; and change of values.\nAlso, the presence of significant others, health care professionals, and fe11ow sufferers played an impor-\ntant role in the process. It is necessary to grasp the essence and reality of empowerment based on the\ncharacteristics of cancer patients, and work towards developing a practical nursing intervention model\nand evaluation scale in line with the conceptual framework of empowerment.},
 pages = {367--375},
 title = {Trends and issues related to studies on cancer patient empowerment},
 volume = {61},
 year = {2011}
}