Patient innovation under rare diseases and chronic needs

expert medical evaluators. We find that the likelihood of patient innovation increases as education level increases, and with increase in perception of limitations imposed by the disease. 84 individuals shared their solutions, and the most common mode of sharing is patient-to-patient, reported by 74 individuals. There is a positive relationship between the impact of a solution on the respondents’ overall quality of life and likelihood of patients sharing their solutions, and inverted U relationship between age and the solution sharing. Conclusion