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Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)2026September 1, 2026Journal Article

Mapping the Social Network Structure and Composition of Black Individuals with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Conditions.

Taussia Boadi1, Amar Dhand1, Leah Santacroce1, Neil Pillai2, Komel Safdar2, Mia T Chandler3,4, Ariel Childs5, Monica Crespo-Bosque6, Gina Curry7, Mary Dollear8, Alice Eggleston9, Daniel Erickson2, Dieufort Fleurissaint10, Denice Garrett11, Gail Granville12, Tyler Green1, Magdalena Hamielec9, Elena Losina1,13, Karen Mancera-Cuevas14, Mary Ann Nelson15, Chisa Nosamiefan16, Bisola Ojikutu10,13,17, Tonya S Roberson18, Mary Beth Son19, Marie Jacques Toussaint10, Michael York6, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman2, Candace H Feldman1,13
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
2Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
3Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States.
4Atrium Health Wake Forestptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, United States.
5Vital CxNs, Boston, MA, United States.
6Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
7University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
8Lupus Society of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States.
9Alliance Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
10True Alliance Center, Inc., Boston, MA, United States.
11Community Consultant, Boston, MA, United States.
12Women of Courage, Boston, MA, United States.
13Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
14National Health Council, Washington, DC, United States.
15Mission Hill Health Movement Inc., Roxbury, MA, United States.
16The Labalaba Foundation for Lupus Advocacy and Awareness, South Weymouth, MA, United States.
17Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA, United States.
18Governors State University College of Health and Human Services, University Park, IL, United States.
19Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to describe the social networks of Black individuals with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions and understand the clustering of health-related behaviors to inform future community-based, peer-led interventions. METHODS: We used an adapted Personal Network Survey for Clinical Research (PERSNET) to map the personal social networks of Black individuals with rheumati…

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