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Article History

Received: 8 January 2023

Accepted: 6 March 2024

First Online: 5 April 2024

Declarations

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: This study obtained ethical approval from the Ethics Commission of the Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute of the University of Porto, the Ethics Commissions of the Regional Health Administrations of Portugal (North, Center and Lisbon and Tagus Valley), and the Ethics Commission of the Local Health Unit of North Alentejo.The methodology used was developed and implemented according to relevant ethical guidelines and regulations such as the Declaration of Helsinki.Prior to the interview, participants were given the opportunity to ask any questions regarding the project. It was explained the voluntary character of their participation and the possibility of declining to answer any of the questions or withdrawing from the study and requesting for any or all of the information shared to be omitted, until one month after the interview, without the need for any explanation.Informed consent was obtained prior to data collection. To guarantee anonymity each participant was referred by a participant number, and any potentially identifiable information, such as “workplace” was strikethrough during the transcription process.

: All participants were required to express their informed consent for publication prior to data collection.

: The authors declare no competing interests.