Jäckle, Sebastian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9258-4888
Timmis, James K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7773-0859
Funding for this research was provided by:
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau
Article History
Received: 10 February 2025
Accepted: 22 May 2025
First Online: 4 June 2025
Declarations
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: Since the study builds on an anonymous online survey no ethics approval was required according to German law. The processing of personal data (e.g., age, gender) is based on the explicit consent of the participant according to Art. 9 (2) §a of the GDPR. Informed consent was obtained from all participants at the start of the online survey. Participants had the option to drop out of the survey at any point without consequences.
: While this research is no medical research but builds on a survey on attitudes and opinions, this study strictly adheres to the WMA Declaration of Helsinki– Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants ().
: All participants provided their informed consent at the very beginning of the online survey. See Supplementary Note for the exact wording of the informed consent.
: Not applicable (no identifiable details were published).
: The authors declare no competing interests.