Gowinnage, Samitha Samanmalee
Arambepola, Carukshi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2981-349X
Article History
Accepted: 4 March 2020
First Online: 28 March 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors report no declarations of interest.
: Prior to data collection, ethics clearance was obtained from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, which is a member of the forum of ethics review committees of Sri Lanka (FERCSL). This ethics approval was submitted to the Directorate of Rehabilitation Sri Lanka Army, upon which permission and ethics approval were granted to conduct the study. As it was a postal questionnaire, implied consent was obtained upon return of the completed questionnaire, and therefore, participation was voluntary. The consent was given to the inclusion of material pertaining to themselves and that they acknowledge that they cannot be identified via the paper and being fully anonymous.