Dreesens, Dunja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5039-3370
Veul, Lotte
Westermann, Jonne
Wijnands, Nicole
Kremer, Leontien
van der Weijden, Trudy
Verhagen, Eduard
Funding for this research was provided by:
Care and Public Health Research Institute, Universiteit Maastricht
Article History
Received: 6 July 2019
Accepted: 21 November 2019
First Online: 29 November 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The research protocol has been submitted to the Medical Ethical Committee (Medisch Ethische Toetsingcommissie) of the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) in Groningen, the Netherlands, on 24th January 2014. The protocol stated how we would acquire consent from the participants, a written consent from patients and an audio-recorded verbal consent from the pediatricians. Approval for the study protocol was granted by the Medical Ethical Committee of UMCG on 10th February 2014, reference number M14.150.681/METc 2014.057.All participants gave verbal informed consent, which included consent for use of anonymized quotes in publications. The participants also checked and approved the transcripts of their interview (member check).
: Not applicable.
: EV was chair and LK project lead for the development of the clinical practice guideline Palliative Care for Children. Other than that, the authors declare that they have no competing interests.