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Authors
Amberger, Olga
Lemke, Dorothea
Christ, Anette
Müller, Hardy
Schwappach, David
Geraedts, Max
Müller, Beate S.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Techniker Krankenkasse
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main
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Article History
Received: 7 October 2024
Accepted: 14 November 2024
First Online: 21 November 2024
Declarations
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: General public survey studies are not required to undergo ethical review in Germany. Data were collected by the Society for Social Research and Statistical Analysis Ltd. (forsa) [] that signed the international ethics code for public opinion research (ICC/ESOMAR Code). Participation in the study was voluntary and no expense allowance was paid. Participants were informed about the anonymity of the survey, the aims of the study, and data protection. They also gave their informed consent. The contact data and quotas were deleted immediately after the interviews, in accordance with data protection regulations. The forsa institute has accepted the code of ethics of the industry association [].
: Not applicable.
: DS, MG and BSM have received compensation for scientific advice as part of the questionnaire development from the statutory health fund ‘Techniker Krankenkasse’. HM was Secretary General of the German Coalition for Patient Safety until September 2019. The other authors have nothing to disclose.
