An emperical analysis of the Role of Technology in Patient Empowerment: Challenges in Saudi Arabian’s Healthcare

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate in the role and challenges of technology and patient empowerment faced in Saudi Arabia in healthcare. It also looks at the factors that encourage patient empowerment. It investigates the issues of low literacy, restricted access to technology, privacy problems, and patient-related issues including culture and aging. To direct the investigation, research questions and hypotheses will be created. The aims encompass evaluating the influence of technology and patient empowerment on healthcare results as well as comprehending their consequences on healthcare systems and communities. Survey approach was used to collect the first-hand data. Results revealed that instrument was found reliable and there was significant relationship between predictors and criterions. Likewise, predictors have positive and significant effects on patient empowerment. This implies that technology play an instrumental role in patient empowerment. Therefore, harnessing an adequate technology into the healthcare organizations can bring significant changes that empowers patient. This study was conducted with a small sample size because of the time constraints and wide spread of the population. However, in future researcher could conduct study with larger sample size in different regions. Future studies can add qualitative methods to have more deeper understanding of the problem.