Trine Ahlmann Pedersen

Trine Ahlmann Pedersen is a researcher affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark (Faculty of Health Sciences) and the Institute for Regional Health Research, where she works at the Center for Shared Decision Making. Her research focuses on improving patient decision-making processes, particularly for individuals with hip and knee osteoarthritis.

• Education: PhD (2025, ongoing), Master in Clinical Nursing (2017), Bachelor in Nursing (2012), and specialized training in project management, change management, and humanistic research approaches.

Research Interests: Shared decision-making, patient involvement, hip and knee osteoarthritis, orthopedic surgery, and health outcomes. She employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including RCTs and psychometric analyses.

Trends in Publications: Her work emphasizes the development and evaluation of patient decision aids (PtDAs), with a focus on decision quality, patient satisfaction, and clinical outcomes in orthopedic care. Key subfields include hip/knee osteoarthritis, RCTs, psychometrics, and qualitative research.

Teaching and Guidance: She has co-supervised a Master’s student in Medicine and conducted teaching sessions on shared decision-making and RCT protocols.