[The benefits of the "patient experience"]

Abstract

The doctor-patient relationship tends to reconfigure. The chronic patient is recognised for the ability to perform certain healthcare activities, but also for a type of expertise related to his or her personal experience with illness. However, what are the individual and collective benefits of this expertise? How is it enhanced by connected medical systems?

Keywords: association de patients; chronic disease; expertise; maladie chronique; patient expert; patient organisation.