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Saravade, Vasundhara
Weber, Olaf
Vitalis, Adam
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Article History
Received: 9 September 2024
Accepted: 14 January 2025
First Online: 25 January 2025
Competing interests
: The author declare no competing interests.
: The questionnaire and methodology for this study were approved on December 7, 2022, by the Human Research Ethics Board of the University of Waterloo (Office of Research Ethics Approval Number: 44732). University of Waterloo Research Ethics Boards are composed in accordance with, and carry out their functions and operate in a manner consistent with, the institution’s guidelines for research with human participants, the Tri-Council Policy Statement for the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS, 2nd edition), International Conference on Harmonization: Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP), the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), the applicable laws and regulations of the province of Ontario. Both Boards are registered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Federal Wide Assurance, FWA00021410, and IRB registration numbers IRB00002419 (HREB) and IRB00007409 (CREB).
: Informed consent was obtained from all research participants before initiating the experimental portion of the online survey, which was conducted between June 22, 2022, and July 3, 2022. Participants were fully informed about the study’s objectives, including assurances regarding the confidentiality and use of their data, the voluntary nature of their participation, and the anonymity of their identities. The consent process also covered details about the rationale for the research, publication of findings, and any potential risks (such as the risks of online transmission of data) associated with participation. Participants who met the pre-screening requirements and actively participated in the study received a flat payment of US$2.50. Those who chose to withdraw at any point were given the option to contact the researchers via the Amazon Mechanical Turk platform to arrange for alternative methods of remuneration.
