Beckers, Thijs
Koopmans, Martijn
Funding for this research was provided by:
Municipality of Venlo
Article History
Received: 18 June 2024
Accepted: 28 April 2025
First Online: 8 May 2025
Declarations
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: According to the guidelines of the Dutch Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO), a formal ethical review by an independent review board was not required for the following reasons: Most of the participants were not receiving mental healthcare in relation to this study. The treatment of the participants who were receiving healthcare was not altered, and the data collection consisted of a single focus group interview or a single personal interview. Thus, approval by the internal scientific board of the mental health service involved in the study was sufficient, and this approval was procured in writing. Furthermore, the research was performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. All participants gave written informed consent prior to their participation. All data were stored in a secured environment to which only the researchers had access.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.