賦權（empowerment）在十九世紀蓬勃被運用於健康相關領域，在提昇人類對影響生活掌控力以增進健康行為的成效上已逐漸受到重視。此概念屬於多層次概念，概念抽象且定義上缺乏完整性分析，本文以Walker和Avant（1995）所提出概念分析的方式，藉由文獻回顧與整理，確立賦權概念的定義特徵，並提出範例及列舉實徵性研究與量表，期望能讓護理人員對此概念有更清楚的瞭解，將此概念運用於護理照顧的實務中。

　　　　　Empowerment is a widely accepted concept in health-related disciplines. It is considered important for helping patients to gain control over their lives in order to make changes in health behaviors. The concept is frequently viewed as being too abstract and lacking a usable definition. The authors use Walker and Avane (1995) methods to review the existing literature and to analyze the empowerment concept. The models, empirical studies, and research instruments that are discussed may be helpful to nurses who want to apply the concept to their nursing practices.