Stine Thestrup Hansen

Stine Thestrup Hansen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Regional Health Research, affiliated with Zealand University Hospital and the Research Unit of Plastic Surgery and Breast Surgery (Roskilde). Her work bridges Clinical Research, Person-Centered Care, and Digital Health Innovation. She holds a PhD in Health Sciences (2020) and a Master of Science in Nursing (2010).

Research Interests

Her research focuses on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in surgical and oncological contexts, particularly for Breast Cancer and Hidradenitis Suppurativa. She explores how ePROMs enhance

• Clinical Documentation
• Patient Engagement
• Virtual Consultations

and improve care through interpretive methodologies.

Scientific Contributions

She has led projects like

• POCADO: Patient-Centered Documentation in Clinical Nursing
• FRONTLINE: Staff Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

and contributed to 90+ research outputs, including protocol development for scoping reviews on point-of-care documentation.

Awards & Leadership

• Recipient of the Person-Centered Leadership Award (2021) for her work on pandemic response
• Active in organizing conferences like the Aarhus Workshop in Breast Surgery and National Interpretive Description Network Meetings

Teaching & Supervision

She supervises master’s and PhD students in clinical nursing and leads courses on Qualitative Research and Person-Centered Leadership.