Åström, Mimmi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6711-5262
Rolfson, Ola http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6534-1242
Burström, Kristina http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9996-4317
Funding for this research was provided by:
Karolinska Institute
Article History
Accepted: 12 December 2021
First Online: 26 January 2022
Declarations
:
: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
: The authors, MÅ and KB, are both members of the EuroQol Group and MÅ is employed by Region Stockholm. Neither of these had any influence regarding the study design, interpretation of results or in formulating the manuscript. The views expressed by the authors in the publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the EuroQol Group. The author OR declares that he has no conflict of interest.
: Data sharing is not possible according to Swedish law.
: Not applicable.
: MÅ conceived the study and initially framed the aim of the study together with KB. The specific objectives were further developed and discussed among all authors. All authors contributed to the study design. MÅ cleaned the data, performed the preliminary analyses together with KB. MÅ interpreted initially the results. All authors contributed to the interpretation of data. MÅ drafted the manuscript and led the writing of the manuscript. The draft was revised for important intellectual content by KB and OR. The content of this manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere and all authors have read and approved the submitted version of the manuscript, and therefore share collective responsibility and accountability for the manuscript. MÅ acts as the overall guarantor.
: The Regional Ethical Review Board in Uppsala granted ethical permission (Dnr: 2013/459).
: Teachers or principals at each school informed the pupils about the survey and invited them to answer the survey anonymously in the classroom during school hours. Teachers informed that participation was voluntary that they could withdraw from participation at any time. In the survey, there was written information regarding participation. To consent to participation participants were asked to put the survey in an envelope and seal it.
: Not applicable.