Patient empowerment, patient participation and patient-centeredness in hospital care: A concept analysis based on a literature review

•The interrelationship between the concepts patient empowerment, patient participation and patient-centeredness is clarified.•Patient empowerment is a meta-paradigm.•Patient participation is a strategy to achieve patient-centered care.•A patient-centered approach leads to patient empowerment.•The application of the concepts might lead to a better quality of care and a better quality of life.