Cassidy, Sonja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1116-1390
Lintvedt, Ove
Odeh, Francis
Granja, Conceição
Solvoll, Terje
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nord University
Article History
Received: 28 April 2025
Accepted: 29 October 2025
First Online: 14 January 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no known competing interests to disclose.
: This study was conducted in accordance with ethical guidelines and regulations, with approvals obtained to refer to the data in the case study from the relevant institutional review boards: Nordland Hospital Trust, University Hospital of North Norway, and Bodø Municipality (consent 02985, 2022); The National Archives of Norway (consent H-142, 2023); and the Directorate for E-health (2024).
: In the referred case study, data from deceased patients were managed in compliance with national regulations regarding posthumous medical records. For living patients, written informed consent was obtained before accessing their records, and they were informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any time without consequences. Data were de-identified by a healthcare professional and stored securely to maintain confidentiality throughout the study.