Andersson, Jenny
Rejnö, Åsa
Jakobsson, Sofie
Hansson, Per-Olof
Nielsen, Susanne J
Björck, Lena
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Gothenburg
Article History
Received: 27 October 2023
Accepted: 26 April 2024
First Online: 3 May 2024
Declarations
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: This study received ethical approval from the Regional Ethics Board of Gothenburg (approval number: 487 − 18) on Month 08, 2018. The data was handled in accordance with the EU Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and conforms to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. All patients signed the informed consent before inclusion and approved the processing of data before enrolment in the study. Oral and written information about the study’s purpose and the right to withdraw at any time without further explanation was given. All personal data was anonymized during the transcription process and given a code. Statements from the interviews were handled confidentially and were decoded and could therefore not be traced to a single individual. The patients were free to contact the interviewer or the hospital counsellor if the interview caused emotions of any kind.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.