Eigi-Watkin, Jaana http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0283-0118
Velbaum, Katrin
Talpsepp, Edit
Lõhkivi, Endla
Funding for this research was provided by:
Eesti Teadusagentuur (PUT 732, PRG 462)
Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium (IUT 20-5)
European Union European Regional Development Fund
Article History
Received: 18 February 2023
Accepted: 1 February 2024
First Online: 23 February 2024
Declarations
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: The interviews analysed in the paper were conducted in 2015. Our research conducting the interviews, analysing them and writing this paper has been guided by the Code of Ethics of Estonian Scientists (ExternalRef removed), the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ExternalRef removed) and, since 2017, the Estonian Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ExternalRef removed). We conducted the interviews with the volunteers who did not belong to any vulnerable group(s). Taking part in the interviews posed low risk for them and was not unduly burdensome for them. Based on these factors and taking into account the ethical guidelines above and the laws, regulations and good research practice in Estonia, an approval from a human research ethics committee was not necessary for our research.
: All interviewees took part in the interview voluntarily. Before the interview, the interviewee was provided with an informed consent form, describing the aims of our project and our approach to data handling: the original data were stored securely on the University of Tartu servers; only the interviewer and the transcribers had access to the original interviews; the interviews were pseudonymised before they were given to the other members of the research group; and only the members of the research group had access to these pseudonymised versions. The interviewee confirmed that they were giving free informed consent to participation in our research by signing the form.
: Since our research involves qualitative data that cannot be fully anonymised (only pseudonymised), we do not see sharing of them as ethically permissible.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.