Børge, Mathiassen
Yngvild, Arnesen
Funding for this research was provided by:
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Article History
Received: 7 June 2023
Accepted: 25 March 2024
First Online: 15 April 2024
Declarations
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: In this study, informed consent was not required due to the utilization of health register data. The study protocol received approval from the data protection officer at the University Hospital of North-Norway, who represents the Norwegian data protection authority (ExternalRef removed) within the hospital trust. The data used in the study were originally collected during routine quality assurance procedures at the clinic. Given the nature of this data collection, the data protection officer, who has the legal competence to waive the need for informed consent, deemed written consent unnecessary. According to Norwegian health laws, a data protection officer has the equivalent function of an ethics committee/institutional review board. For contact information to the data protection officer at the University Hospital of North Norway, please refer to this link: ExternalRef removed.
: Moreover, stringent secure storage protocols were followed, and the data from the quality registry were anonymized before being used in this study. All methods employed in this study strictly adhered to relevant guidelines and regulations and were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: In the context of publication consent, this study did not require informed consent as it utilized health register data. The study received approval from the local data protection officer at the University Hospital of North-Norway, who represents the Norwegian data protection authority within the hospital trust, specifically for publication purposes. The data utilized in the study were originally collected during routine quality assurance procedures at the clinic. Given the nature of this data collection, written consent for publication was deemed unnecessary by the data protection officer, who holds the authority to make such decisions in accordance with ethical guidelines and legal requirements.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.