Weernink, Marieke G. M.
Vaanholt, Melissa C. W.
Groothuis-Oudshoorn, Catharina G. M.
von Birgelen, Clemens
IJzerman, Maarten J.
van Til, Janine A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Daiichi-Sankyo (-)
Article History
First Online: 22 August 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: This study was funded by Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH (Munich, Germany). Besides the initial review process before funding and amendments, Daiichi Sankyo was only involved in the design of the study. The funders had no role in data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or the preparation of this manuscript.
: Marieke G.M. Weernink, Melissa C.W. Vaanholt, Catharina G.M. Groothuis-Oudshoorn, Clemens von Birgelen, Maarten J. IJzerman and Janine A. van Til declare that they have no conflicts of interest that might be relevant to the contents of this manuscript. In addition, CvB indicated non-related institutional research grants provided by several device-manufacturing companies.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study protocol, focus group guide and answer form were reviewed and approved by the institutional review board of the University of Twente.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.