Patient Engagement Paper

When I was in the twelfth grade, a friend of mine was diagnosed with asthma. Because she was at boarding school, she had little knowledge on how to manage her illness. For several months after her diagnosis, she struggled with asthma attacks. After battling with her asthma for several months, she was advised to visit a website for patient engagement information.With the help of patient engagement technology, she gained more knowledge about asthma, and how to manage it. According to Worden, “Patient engagement is a person’s sustained participation in managing their health in a way that creates the necessary self-efficacy to achieve physical, mental and social well-being”(Better Patient Engagement). There is a commonly held perspective that doctors

With the help of patient engagement technology, patients become more engaged in subjects pertaining to their health. Educating patients about their health is the key to helping them to better understand their mental and physical states.“As David Wright, chief outcomes officer for GetWellNetwork, sees it, patients who are educated – about both their condition and their care – are also patients who are most likely to get and stay healthy” (Healthcare IT News). Patients who are engaged with their health acquire better understanding of health management, improvement, and cost. According to Geyer, “A 2014 study from the Mayo Clinic showed that patients who used smartphone apps to record weight and blood pressure – and participated in cardiac rehab – lowered cardiovascular risk factors and 90-day readmissions. According to the study, 20 percent of the app-user patients experienced readmission compared to 60 percent of patients who completed rehab only”(Healthcare IT News). It is clear that patients who are engaged with their health by using patient engagement technologies are more aware of their health risks, and their knowledge helps to promote faster recoveries. The Reason why patients who use patient engagement technology become more engaged with their health is because their providers are willing to give them information and take the time to make informations comprehensible and better