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Authors
Laakkonen, Laura https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1994-3158
Kvarnström, Kirsi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3136-5972
Janhunen, Katja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7286-0208
Linden-Lahti, Carita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2092-0467
Kuitunen, Sini https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0170-892X
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Helsinki
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Article History
Received: 18 December 2025
Accepted: 17 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: An approval for the study was obtained from HUS. According to the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK, ethical approval is not required for the present qualitative focus group study involving healthcare professionals [ ]. This study was not a medical study that interfered with a patient’s physical or mental integrity, as defined by the Finnish Act on Medical Study (1999/488). The participants received a written statement about the study and provided written informed consent to participate before the focus group discussions. The research material was anonymized during data transcription and handled confidentially, so that only members of the research group who had signed the confidentiality and data protection agreement had access to it.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Not applicable.
