Schneider, Anna http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6287-6196
Hering, Christian http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1259-4294
Peppler, Lisa http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8680-168X
Schenk, Liane http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8514-2846
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (01UM1810AY)
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Article History
Received: 4 August 2022
Accepted: 14 December 2022
First Online: 5 January 2023
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Commission of the Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin (EA1/062/18: date: April 5, 2018).
: The human resources departments of participating hospitals distributed a link or a QR code to the survey to healthcare professionals via email or pay slip. The invitation letter to participate in the anonymous online survey contained information on the procedure and objectives of the study, the voluntary nature of study participation and data protection measures. Since researchers did not have access to (email) addresses of professionals and the survey was anonymous, a "classic" personal consent was not obtained. If the addressees agreed to participate in the study, they could click on the link or scan the QR code. Participation after provision of detailed study information in the invitation letter was counted as a declaration of consent. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The consent procedure was approved by the Ethics Commission of the Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Data Protection Officer of the Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin.