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This chapter presents the Danish HTA model, the premises for patient involvement in Denmark and how that has been operationalised in HTA in Denmark over the past two decades. In Denmark patient involvement in HTA has been developed since the 1980s at both national and regional level. The strategy for patient involvement has explicitly introduced scientific analysis of patient-related aspects to produce patient-based evidence as an essential part of HTA. Secondary research into patients’ perspectives has played a major role in patient involvement in HTA in Denmark, and primary research has been carried out when existing research was insufficient to create an understanding of central patient aspects. In addition, patients have participated as stakeholders in HTA processes through representation in stakeholder groups. The rationales for patient involvement in HTA in Denmark are outlined in this chapter. The processes of involvement of patients both as stakeholders and through scientific analysis of patient aspects are discussed. Finally, the impact of the Danish strategy for patient involvement is illustrated, and the future plans for development of patient involvement in a Danish setting are presented.
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Nielsen, C.P., Væggemose, U. (2017). Denmark. In: Facey, K., Ploug Hansen, H., Single, A. (eds) Patient Involvement in Health Technology Assessment. Adis, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4068-9_22
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