Schmidt, Lisa http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6063-3983
Götz, Nina-Alexandra
Hannemann, Niels
Babitsch, Birgit
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Osnabrück
Article History
Received: 7 June 2022
Accepted: 11 January 2023
First Online: 21 January 2023
Declarations
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: At Osnabrück University, it is not mandatory to obtain an ethics vote for empirical surveys. The Ethics Committee only becomes active upon request (§ 3(1) Code of procedure of the Ethics Committee of Osnabrück University). In this study, an online survey was conducted on topics that, in the authors’ view, do not require an ethics committee approval. No disadvantages or harm could be identified in the questions that were posed; this was also confirmed by the cognitive interviews conducted. Only a few – already extensively tested or validated questions on health (SOEP, WHO) – are included in the online questionnaire. The online survey does not deal with medical questions and is non-experimental and non-invasive. Standards, such as the Declaration of Helsinki as well as the Principles and Review Procedures of Research Ethics in the Social and Economic Sciences (RatSWD Output 9) were taken into account.
: The survey was conducted by an online survey institute (respondi AG). Before registering in the panel, the participants of the studies are informed about the data collection at respondi AG, the forwarding of the data in anonymized form and the evaluation of the data and data protection by the commissioning party (study organizers). respondi AG declares that all of the answers will be evaluated anonymously, which means the answers cannot be matched to the panel member. Personal data will never be forwarded to a third party. Furthermore, the panel members will be informed about the compensation for participating in studies. The panel members agree to participate in market and social research surveys via the panel. By registering, the TOC and data protection guidelines are actively clicked and accepted. After registration, the panel members will be invited to participate in the survey. The survey takes place at ExternalRef removed. Whether a panel member wants to take part in a survey or not is entirely up to them. The participants are informed that participation is voluntary, that the study can be canceled at any time, and that membership of the panel can be terminated at any time without incurring any disadvantages.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.