title: [Democracy in healthcare and user participation: a long story].
abstract: Since 1945, many legislative and regulatory texts have contributed to protecting patients' rights. This long road, alongside the development of patients' associations, has led to the rise of healthcare democracy. These rights need to take their place in everyday practice and enable citizen-patients to be seen as partners in constructing their healthcare and treatment pathway. The alliance is a necessity for this--now we need to bring it to life!
authors.affiliation: c/o Elsevier Masson, 62 rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92442 Issy-les-Moulineaux cedex, France. Electronic address: ch.deschamps.mediation@orange.fr.
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deschamps
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy
keywords: change; citizenship; citoyenneté; démocratie sanitaire; healthcare democracy; hospital; hôpital; mutation; patient