Table 1.
Frequency of occurrence of patient empowerment processes
| Empowerment process | ADHD | Diabetes | ALS | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 2517)* | (n = 2467)* | (n = 548)* | (n = 5532)* | |||||
| n | %** | n | %** | n | %** | n | %** | |
| Providing information | 1114 | 44.0 | 1130 | 46.0 | 294 | 53.5 | 2538 | 46.0 |
| Sharing personal experiences | 912 | 36.0 | 1152 | 47.0 | 251 | 46.0 | 2315 | 42.0 |
| Requesting information | 357 | 14.0 | 472 | 19.0 | 127 | 23.0 | 956 | 17.0 |
| Exchanging empathy or support | 146 | 6.0 | 324 | 13.0 | 54 | 10.0 | 524 | 9.5 |
| Gratitude | 39 | 1.5 | 111 | 4.5 | 16 | 3.0 | 166 | 3.0 |
| Comparison with other members | 57 | 2.0 | 74 | 3.0 | 9 | 1.5 | 140 | 2.5 |
*Number of posts **Not cumulative (multiple topics can occur in a post).