Witkowiak, Maria M.
Idris, Adama Nana
Sato, Alma
Sacre, Hala
Haddad, Chadia
Rizk, Rana
Malaeb, Diana
Strahler, Jana
Salameh, Pascale
Ierodiakonou, Despo
Article History
Received: 8 June 2024
Accepted: 9 December 2024
First Online: 23 December 2024
Declarations
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: This study was conducted according to the guidelines laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and all procedures involving research study participants were approved a priori by the INSPECT-LB Research Ethics Committee (2021REC-002-INSPECT-09-17). In every country, participation was entirely voluntary and confidential, and participants had the option to withdraw at any stage. Before completing the questionnaire, participants were briefed on the study objectives, and inclusion was contingent upon their consent, which was obtained on the initial page of the online survey. No form of compensation, whether financial or otherwise, was offered to participants for their involvement. The convenience sampling being observational with no traceability of patients offers a further guarantee of participants’ information confidentiality. All study participants provided informed consent before data collection.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.