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Authors
Schrader, Nils Frederik
Niemann, Anja
Weitzel, Milena
Speckemeier, Christian
Abels, Carina
Blase, Nikola
Giebel, Godwin Denk
Riederer, Cordula
Nadstawek, Joachim
Straßmeir, Wolfgang
Wasem, Jürgen
Neusser, Silke
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Duisburg-Essen
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Article History
Received: 24 April 2024
Accepted: 19 September 2024
First Online: 27 September 2024
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the ethics committee of the medical faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen (ref. no. 21–9964-BO, 29 Sep 2021). In accordance with Sects. 67b and 75 of Book X of the German Code of Social Law, the German Federal Office for Social Security (Bundesamt für Soziale Sicherung, BAS) has approved the transfer of social security data without a written informed consent in November 2021 (§67b and §75 SGB X). This was done in order to reduce self-selection bias and attrition bias.
: Not applicable.
: Author Cordula Riederer is employed by the statutory health insurance company DAK-Gesundheit. Authors Joachim Nadstawek (chairman) and Wolfgang Straßmeir are members of the Association of German Doctors and Psychotherapists practicing in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care (BVSD e.V.). The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
