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. 2025 Nov;21(11):651-656.
doi: 10.1038/s41584-025-01303-z. Epub 2025 Oct 1.

The role of the patient in rheumatology

Jeanette Andersen  1 , Janet Church  2 , Seth Durrant  3 , Sue Farrington  4 , Noriko Okochi  5   6 , Natasha Trehan  7
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The role of the patient in rheumatology

Jeanette Andersen et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2025 Nov.

Abstract

In this Viewpoint article, six patients and patient advocates discuss the role of the patient in rheumatology, the current unmet needs of patients and promising advances. By reflecting on their own lived experiences, the authors emphasize the integral role of patients for progress in the field.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: N.T. is the executive director of Take a Pain Check Foundation, which has received grant support from Pfizer, Janssen, AbbVie, McMaster University, the Ontario Brain Institute, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Accord, UCB, Takeda, Augurex, Amgen, AstraZeneca and Organon. N.T. was a consultant for Janssen and AbbVie.

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