Table 2 Final understanding of health related empowerment

(1) Empowered individuals are able to and motivated for taking action(s) in daily life to the extent that they wish to do so, to improve their health and well-being.

(2) A necessary prerequisite is that they are health literate, i.e. have the knowledge and competencies to manage their health and well-being,

(3) they are self-aware and can choose to be involved in the co-management of their health,

(4) and able to adjust their health-related behavior if meaningful for them.

(5) Health-related empowerment interventions aim to equip individuals and their caregivers whenever appropriate with the capacity to collaborate in decisions related to the condition to the extent that they wish and are able to do so;

(6) to enable co-management of the condition; through mutual agreement between the individuals and their formal and informal caregivers;

(7) and to develop the individual’s confidence and coping skills,

(8) enabling them to manage the physical, emotional and social impacts of their condition that affects their everyday life.

(9) Empowering interventions foster the development of health literacy among staff and the people that they serve.