Irshaidat, Shayma
Gustafsson, Maria http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3615-4880
Norberg, Helena http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-2895
Funding for this research was provided by:
Vetenskapsrådet (2019-01078)
Forté Foundation (2017-01438)
Sveriges Läkarförbund
Västerbotten Läns Landsting
Umeå University Foundation for Medical Research/Insamlingsstifelsen
Article History
Accepted: 8 January 2023
First Online: 26 January 2023
Declarations
:
: This study was supported by grants from Region Västerbotten, the Swedish Society of Medicine, Umeå University Foundation for Medical Research, Forte (ref: 2017-01438), and the Swedish Research Council (ref: 2019-01078).
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: The study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Regional Ethical Review Board in Umeå (registration no. 2017-69-31M, date: 7 March, 2017; registration no. 2018-83-32M, date: 9 March, 2018).
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. Individuals with major neuro-cognitive disorders participated without formal written informed consent, in which case both the participant and the next of kin were informed about the study and given the opportunity to decline participation. This process is in accordance with the Ethical Review Law in Sweden, which permits research involving persons with cognitive impairment under certain conditions, even if they cannot give fully informed consent.
: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
: Not applicable.
: SI, MG, and HN contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analyses were performed by SI and HN. The first draft of the manuscript was written by SI. All authors critically revised the manuscript, provided final approval, and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.