Customer empowerment and relationship outcomes in healthcare consultations

Purpose: Several trends such as improved access to health care information via the internet, the growth of self-help groups and expenditure on alternative medicine signals consumers are taking an active role in their own health management. Chronic illnesses such as diabetes and asthma require a sign...

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Main Authors: Ouschan, Robyn, Sweeney, Jillian, Johnson, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14601
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description Purpose: Several trends such as improved access to health care information via the internet, the growth of self-help groups and expenditure on alternative medicine signals consumers are taking an active role in their own health management. Chronic illnesses such as diabetes and asthma require a significant amount of self-management and thus call for a collaborative patient-physician relationship. This study explores whether empowering patient-physician consultations measured through three patient empowerment dimensions (patient control, patient participation, physician support) enhance patients trust in and commitment to their physician.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-146012017-09-13T16:03:35Z Customer empowerment and relationship outcomes in healthcare consultations Ouschan, Robyn Sweeney, Jillian Johnson, L. Purpose: Several trends such as improved access to health care information via the internet, the growth of self-help groups and expenditure on alternative medicine signals consumers are taking an active role in their own health management. Chronic illnesses such as diabetes and asthma require a significant amount of self-management and thus call for a collaborative patient-physician relationship. This study explores whether empowering patient-physician consultations measured through three patient empowerment dimensions (patient control, patient participation, physician support) enhance patients trust in and commitment to their physician. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14601 10.1108/03090560610681014 Emerald Group Publishing Limited restricted
spellingShingle Ouschan, Robyn
Sweeney, Jillian
Johnson, L.
Customer empowerment and relationship outcomes in healthcare consultations
title Customer empowerment and relationship outcomes in healthcare consultations
title_full Customer empowerment and relationship outcomes in healthcare consultations
title_fullStr Customer empowerment and relationship outcomes in healthcare consultations
title_full_unstemmed Customer empowerment and relationship outcomes in healthcare consultations
title_short Customer empowerment and relationship outcomes in healthcare consultations
title_sort customer empowerment and relationship outcomes in healthcare consultations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14601