Description

The Health Care Empowerment Questionnaire (HCEQ-10) is a tool that measures patients’ sense of empowerment in health care. It assesses how patients perceive and manage their health care, including their knowledge, confidence, and ability to make decisions regarding their health.

Analysis and Use of Data

The HCEQ-10 is used to evaluate the level of patient empowerment. It analyzes various aspects, such as the sense of control, access to information, and the ability to communicate with health care providers. The data collected through the scale can be used to identify areas where patients need additional support, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of health empowerment programs.

Purpose

The goal of the HCEQ-10 is to determine the level of patient empowerment in relation to their health care, in order to enhance their ability to make decisions and better manage their health. This, in turn, contributes to strengthening the role of patients in the treatment process.

Scoring

The HCEQ-10 consists of 10 questions scored based on the patient’s responses, usually using a Likert scale (e.g., from 1 = Not at all to 5 = Very much). Higher scores indicate greater empowerment in health care.

Bibliography

Schulz, P. J., & Nakamoto, K. (2013). Health Care Empowerment Questionnaire: The development of a measure for assessing patient empowerment in the health care context. Journal of Public Health Research, 2(2), 98-105.

Bravo, P., Edwards, A., & Barr, P. J. (2015). Conceptualizing patient empowerment: A mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research, 15, 252.