Measuring Empowerment in Patients with Chronic Disease: Psychometric Qualities of the Portuguese Rheumatic Disease Empowerment Scale

Empowerment is usually defined as a process of promoting the sense of competence and control as a means of capacitating individuals to improve their life conditions. The aim of this study was to describe the psychometric qualities of the Portuguese Rheumatic Disease Empowerment Scale (P-RES-8), an 8...

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Main Author: Alves,Marta Pereira (author)
Other Authors: Cunha,Ana Isabel (author), Lopes,Tatiana (author), Abreu,Pedro (author), Vaz,Cláudia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2504-31452018000200003
Country:Portugal
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