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Received: 20 June 2024

Accepted: 3 January 2025

First Online: 28 January 2025

Declarations

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: In Denmark, obtaining ethical approval before collecting survey data is required only if the project involves human biological material, as per the ‘Act on Scientific Ethical Treatment of Health Science Research Projects and Health Data Science Research Projects’ (LBK no. 1338 of 1/9/2020; ). The ‘Moving Denmark’ project did not involve the collection of human biological material, so ethical approval was not necessary. Nevertheless, the study and its data management procedures received approval (review number 10.680) from the Research and Innovation Organization (RIO) at the University of Southern Denmark. RIO is responsible for approving the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data in research projects. They also provided legal advice and confirmed the legal basis for the informed consent used in the survey study.All research conducted in the ‘Moving Denmark’ project adhered to the relevant guidelines and regulations of the Declaration of Helsinki. Survey participants were fully informed about the purpose of the data collection, the responsible parties, the participant selection process, and how the data would be managed and disseminated. Participants were clearly informed that participation was voluntary, they could withdraw consent at any time, and their data would be treated confidentially. They were also informed about their right to appeal against the data collection. They could contact a hotline staffed by researchers from the project for assistance, such as removing their data from the collection, or they could reach out to the data protection officer at the University of Southern Denmark via mail or phone.All data collected in the project is stored and handled in compliance with Danish data protection laws and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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: The authors declare no competing interests.