Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-2623
Russell, Alex M. T. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3685-7220
Hing, Nerilee http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2150-9784
Estévez, Ana
Griffiths, Mark D. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524
Funding for this research was provided by:
Eusko Jaurlaritza (POS_2015_1_0062)
Spanish Blind People Association
Article History
First Online: 12 October 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: Both studies had obtained approval by the respective research ethics committee of their universities in their countries. The Australian study was approved by Southern Cross University Human Research Ethics Committee (Approval ECN-16-201), and reciprocal approval was granted by CQUniversity Australia Human Research Ethics Committee (Approval H16/06-163). The Spanish study was approved (Reference: ETK-13/15-16) in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. In both cohorts, participants were compensated for their time following each panel’s protocols. Participants were reassured of their right to withdraw from the respective studies at any time, the confidentiality of their data, and provided informed consent to participate.