Gabin, Jessica Mira http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8071-561X
Romundstad, Solfrid
Saltvedt, Ingvild
Holmen, Jostein
Funding for this research was provided by:
EkstraStiftelsen Helse og Rehabilitering (2011/FOM9434)
Article History
Received: 6 January 2019
Accepted: 20 June 2019
First Online: 12 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Approval for this study was obtained from the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK) in Mid-Norway (reference number 2011/1793). Participation in the HUNT Study was voluntary and written consent was acquired. The HMS Study extracted hospital diagnoses retrospectively, and obtaining informed consent was not possible. However, study design was approved from the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Mid-Norway. The nursing home residents provided written consent, which was obtained from patients prior to the data collection. In cases where residents lacked mental capacity to consent (evaluated by nurses in 62% of cases), residents’ next of kin were contacted, and issued written consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.