Eichinger, Johanna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5301-3433
Büchler, Andrea
Arnold, Louisa http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0508-9070
Rost, Michael http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6537-9793
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Fund Junior Researchers, University of Basel
University of Basel
Article History
Accepted: 21 December 2023
First Online: 23 January 2024
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: Study documents were reviewed by the responsible ethics committee (Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz; EKNZ). The EKNZ stated that the projects do not fall under the remit of the Swiss Human Research Act (Art. 2) because, for the survey, data were collected anonymously, and, for the interviews, no personal (i.e. health-related) data were collected and data collection was anonymous. Also, interviewing health professionals does not require ethical approval in Switzerland. Hence, ethical approval was not needed. Still, the EKNZ issued a declaration of no objection (Req-2019–00017) and stated that the project fulfills the ethical and scientific standards for research with humans (Art. 51, Swiss Human Research Act).
: Informed consent was obtained prior to data collection.