Barnhoorn, P. C.
Prins, Inge C.
Zuurveen, Hannah R.
Oudsten, Brenda L. den
Ouden, Marjolein E. M. den
Numans, Mattijs E.
Elzevier, Henk W.
van Ek, Gaby F.
Article History
Received: 15 February 2021
Accepted: 8 March 2022
First Online: 19 March 2022
Declarations
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: This study was carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations and was formally approved by the scientific committee of the Department of Urology of the LUMC. In the Netherlands, research that does not involve patients or interventions is not subject to permission from ethics boards. In previous research using similar questionnaires, the Medical Ethics Committee was consulted by our group. Because the study did not concern information recorded by the investigator in such a manner that subjects could be identified, and because it did not compromise study participants’ integrity, the Committee declared that no formal ethical approval was needed. All participants were informed of the aims of the study and procedures for data collection. This included a standard form detailing the voluntary nature of study participation as well as the statement that participants could decide not to participate in the study without any negative consequences. All questionnaires were processed anonymously.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: Not applicable.