Burger, Marisa
Watson, Francois
van Wyk, Annemarie
Funding for this research was provided by:
North-West University
Article History
Received: 21 November 2022
Accepted: 4 September 2023
First Online: 25 September 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the North-West University Health Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West University (NWU-00308–20-A1) and all relevant institutions. All the methods and techniques employed by this study were carried out under the relevant ethical norms, standards and guidelines as stipulated by the Ethics in Health Research: Principles, Process and Structures when doing research involving participants in the Republic of South Africa. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant prior to surgery and prior to presenting a diary to him/her. The option for psychological debriefing by a mental health professional was available during the period of the study. All personal and identifiable detail of participants were removed, and names replaced with pseudonyms.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.