Smeets, Rowan G. M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8840-3485
Kroese, Mariëlle E. A. L.
Ruwaard, Dirk
Hameleers, Niels
Elissen, Arianne M. J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Primary care group 'HZD'
Article History
Received: 6 March 2020
Accepted: 25 May 2020
First Online: 11 June 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: No ethical approval or obtainment of formal written informed consent was necessary for the study as PCPs were not subjected to procedures or required to follow rules of behaviour. This is in line with the Dutch guidelines, i.e. the Dutch Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act []. Before the interviews, PCPs were given assurances about the confidentiality of their contribution, and were asked for verbal informed consent to participate in the study and audiotape their responses.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.