Pintado-Outumuro, Elena
Morin-Fraile, Victoria
Salvador-González, Betlem
Benito, Llúcia
Julve-Ibáñez, Maricel
Sancho-Campos, M.-Pilar
Alves-Tafur, Carolina
Lumillo-Gutiérrez, Iris
Funding for this research was provided by:
Departamento de Salud, Generalitat de Cataluña , España (SLT021/21/000031, SLT021/21/000031, SLT021/21/000031, SLT021/21/000031, SLT021/21/000031, SLT021/21/000031, SLT021/21/000031)
Article History
Received: 29 December 2023
Accepted: 6 May 2024
First Online: 21 May 2024
Declarations
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: This study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the Ethics Committees at the primary care and hospital reference centers:Comitè Ètic d’Investigació amb medicaments (CEIm) of the IDIAP Jordi Gol (22/092-P).Comitè d’Ètica de la Investigació de l’Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (PR292/22).All participants were informed of the research objectives, interview topics, and data usage, explained the confidentiality criteria, were anonymous, and were right to withdraw from the study. Each participant was provided with an informed consent form, giving them the choice to participate. By signing this form, they voluntarily confirmed their participation and agreed to the anonymous use of their data for communications and scientific publications. Participants were informed of their rights regarding access, rectification, erasure, objection, processing restrictions, and data portability. These rights could be exercised by contacting the study's principal investigator. Participants also had the right to lodge a complaint with the Catalan Data Protection Authority if they felt that their rights were violated by any actions of the Department of Health. The study personnel processed and utilised the data while maintaining strict confidentiality, adhering to the guidelines outlined in Organic Law 3/2018, dated December 5, regarding personal data protection and digital rights guarantees, and the subsequent Regulation (EU) 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.