The Empowerment of Patients with Mental Conditions and Addictions through e-Health

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015:213:210-2.

Abstract

The aim of the current paper is the imparting of useful information to both patients and people in general regarding the development of mental conditions based on drug addictions, through e-health. It will provide all related information in order to achieve the empowerment of the selected sample regarding their conditions in terms of conceptualizing their health status. The general part is consisting of an overview on patient empowerment and e-health. The special part refers to the details of developing and presenting the above mentioned website. The information presented in the web site is addressing the general population and not only patients suffering a mental condition or addiction. The website contains the related articles and information obtained from the related bibliographical search. The main goal of the website is to impart concise information on the related issues.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination
  • Internet*
  • Mental Disorders / psychology*
  • Mental Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Power, Psychological*
  • Self Care / psychology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Telemedicine*
  • Therapy, Computer-Assisted*