BACKGROUND: @entity1 empowerment may be an effective approach to strengthen the role of @entity5 survivors and to reduce the burden on health care. However, it is not well conceptualized, notably in oncology. Furthermore, it is unclear to what extent information technology (IT) services can contribute to empowerment of @entity5 survivors. OBJECTIVE: We aim to define the conceptual components of @entity1 empowerment of @entity102 @entity1 , especially @entity5 survivors, and to explore the contribution of existing and new IT services to promote empowerment. METHODS: Electronic databases were searched to identify theoretical and empirical articles regarding empowerment. We extracted and synthesized conceptual components of @entity1 empowerment (ie, attributes, antecedents, and consequences) according to the integrated review methodology. We identified recent IT services for @entity5 survivors by examining systematic reviews and a proposed inventory of new services, and we related their features and effects to the identified components of empowerment. RESULTS: Based on 26 articles, we identified five main attributes of @entity1 empowerment: (1) being autonomous and respected, (2) having knowledge, (3) having psychosocial and behavioral skills, (4) perceiving support from community, family, and friends, and (5) perceiving oneself to be useful. The latter two were specific for the @entity5 setting. Systematic reviews of IT services and our additional inventory helped us identify five main categories: (1) educational services, including electronic survivorship care plan services, (2) @entity1 -to- @entity1 services, (3) electronic @entity1 -reported outcome (ePRO) services, (4) multicomponent services, and (5) portal services. Potential impact on empowerment included knowledge enhancement and, to a lesser extent, enhancing autonomy and skills. Newly developed services offer promising and exciting opportunities to empower @entity5 survivors, for instance, by providing tailored advice for supportive or follow-up care based on @entity1 ' input. CONCLUSIONS: We identified five main components of empowerment and showed that IT services may especially contribute to empowerment by providing knowledge. The components of empowerment could be used to develop IT services for @entity5 survivors. It is important to take into account @entity1 ' needs, follow up on these needs, and create a service that is attractive and easy to use.

Empowerment of XXXX Survivors Through Information Technology: An Integrative Review.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic disease']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['Cancer']
