Gottberg, Kristina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9050-4584
Kierkegaard, Marie https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7896-7682
Larsson, Birgitta Jakobsson https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0404-5938
Ytterberg, Charlotte https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3704-8887
Funding for this research was provided by:
Karolinska Institute
Article History
Received: 13 December 2024
Accepted: 4 December 2025
First Online: 10 December 2025
Declarations
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: The Regional Ethical Review Board in Stockholm (from 2019: The Swedish Ethical Review Authority) approved the study (2017/937 − 31) in line with the Ethics Review Act (legislation number 2003:460). Informed consent was obtained from all participants. All methods were carried out in accordance with the Helsinki declaration. The patients were informed both orally and in written form about their right to withdraw at any time without the need for giving a reason. No illiterate patients were involved in the study.
: The participants were informed that participation in the study meant publication of the results in a scientific paper, including non-identifiable background data on e.g., age, sex, and pharmacological treatment.
: The authors declare no competing interests.