Kerstis, Birgitta
Lindberg, Daniel
Gustafsson, Tanja
Höglander, Jessica
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mälardalen University
Article History
Received: 9 October 2025
Accepted: 10 April 2026
First Online: 18 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (Dnr 2021–05233), in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki [ ]. All participants received verbal and written information about the study. A written informed consent was obtained before participation in the research, and all participants were informed about the research, how their personal data would be processed, their right to request information, and their right to withdraw at any time without consequences. All data were coded and handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation [ ]. Participant recruitment and the handling of data, i.e. storage, transmission, and accessibility, were outlined in alignment with legal frameworks and safety routines to uphold participant safety, privacy, and confidentiality. Access to data was limited only to researchers affiliated with the ACTION programme. Based on their prior research, conducted in similar settings, the researchers had experience of the complexities and ethical considerations necessary to ensure that data handling was carried out in a responsible and ethically sound way.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.