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The translation of the questionnaire followed a comprehensive process, including forward-backwards translation, expert committee review and pretesting to ensure face validity. We included ten patients for pretesting. The inclusion criteria were &gt; 18 years of age and a history of ventral hernia repair. The exclusion criteria were the inability to speak or read Danish.\n\nRESULTS. A Danish version of the Abdominal Hernia-Q was successfully developed. This process revealed a few minor discrepancies between translators, which were resolved through discussion. Pretesting identified three issues: one unspecified and two minor cultural issues. All issues were addressed and corrected.\n\nCONCLUSION. A validated Danish version of the Abdominal Hernia-Q is now available for use by clinicians and researchers, having undergone rigorous pretesting for face validity.\n\nFUNDING. None.\n\nTRIAL REGISTRATION. 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