Bjørndal, Marianne Tranberg https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4973-9307
Frederiksen, Kristian Pihl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6528-3596
Gjengedal, Ragne Gunnarsdatter Hole
Bull-Hansen, Bente
Osnes, Kåre
Hannisdal, Marit
Hjemdal, Odin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6430-2345
Funding for this research was provided by:
Southern and Eastern Norwegian Regional Health Authority (2019066)
Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Article History
Accepted: 6 October 2024
First Online: 25 October 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Data Protection Office at Oslo University Hospital (ref. no: 2015/15606). All patients signed an informed consent form at inclusion. They could withdraw at any time and were informed that this would not affect their treatment at the clinic. The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, South East Norway considered the study not to be health research and therefore it was not required to apply for approval from them (REK 2023/594778). This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants in the study.
: All participants signed a written consent form to participate in the study and that the results can be used for research purposes.