Funding for this research was provided by:
Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas (VR 2012-70X-22122-01-3VR2017-00946)
Health Medical Care Committee of the Regional Executive Board, Region Västra Götaland
Konung Gustaf V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse
STROKE-Riksförbundet
Forsknings- och utvecklingsstyrelsen för Göteborg och Södra Bohuslän
Felix Neubergh´s Foundation
Stiftelsen Handlanden Hjalmar Svenssons
Hjärt-Lungfonden
Agneta Prytz-Folkes och Gösta Folkes Stiftelse
FRF foundation
Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhusets stiftelser
Centrum för Personcentrerad Vård (None)
Article History
Received: 14 April 2020
Accepted: 28 October 2020
First Online: 9 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for the trial was granted by the Regional Ethical Review Board in Gothenburg (reference number: 042–11), and the guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration were followed. The patients were informed by a research coordinator about the study and were asked if they wanted to participate. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants or from their closest relative.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.