Vederhus, John-Kåre http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7341-5480
Timko, Christine http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-7141
Haugland, Siri Håvås http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5906-5453
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Agder
Article History
Accepted: 8 January 2021
First Online: 3 February 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The online survey began with an introductory page that included information about the study’s purpose and a consent form, which respondents had to click on and agree to before they were directed to the questionnaire.
: The controller for the county public health survey is the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). The survey was approved by the Norwegian Data Inspectorate and followed the regulations in the Personal Health Data Filing System Act. A Data Protection Impact Assessment was completed before data collection started, and the Regional Ethics Committee approved the overall project. Before the current study received any data, the NIPH removed all personal identification variables. Data are stored and processed in compliance with applicable personal data protection regulation. The Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REC) in Norway (REC South East-C) also approved the current study (REC No. 162353/2020).