Kallestrup, Rasmus https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9466-4175
Lorentzen, Katinka Bolette https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5519-3697
Mwayi, John https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4515-0865
Mbabazi, Joanita https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3181-7686
Kallestrup, Per https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6041-4510
Einarson, Troels Alnor https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3408-9946
Funding for this research was provided by:
William Demant Fonden (23-4381)
Article History
Received: 27 November 2024
Revised: 24 June 2025
Accepted: 28 June 2025
First Online: 19 August 2025
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Uganda Cancer Institute Research and Ethical Committee (UCI-2023-80). All patients of Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja are provided with a consent form, which is thoroughly explained to them before they consent to enroll. This form contains an option to allow for research to be performed based on their patient care sheet. Subsequently, at each visit, patients are asked to reaffirm their consent to ensure ongoing informed consent. All patients included in this study provided informed consent. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All patient information has been individually revised and collected using the REDCap software program. REDCap is under the license of Aarhus University, and access to the database is restricted to the researchers only. Under the collection of data, no identifying, personal information has been collected, and patients have been separated using a random record ID for reference, ensuring anonymization of all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.