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Chapter 1
In Chapter 1 of this thesis, we describe the context of this thesis in general. In Chapter 2, we explore patients’ value added to the scope of a Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on infertility by comparing perceived key clinical issues (clinical issues that need improvement) between professionals and patients. In Chapter 3, we evaluate a novel patient-centred network approach to guideline development. In Chapter 4, we investigate the feasibility of a wiki-based participatory tool for infertile patients in clinical guideline development. In Chapter 5, we evaluate the usability for both patients and guideline developers of a specialized online participatory tool for patients involved in guideline development. In Chapter 6, we explore patients’ value added to the development of guideline-based quality indicators for patient-centredness by comparing suggested indicators between infertile patients and professionals. Chapter 7 provides an overview of the main ndings and their interpretation, a discussion on methodological issues, and the possible implications for clinical practice and future research.
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