Riesen, Christopher
Nast, Irina
Funding for this research was provided by:
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Article History
Received: 6 December 2024
Accepted: 24 August 2026
First Online: 28 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki for research involving human participants. As the Ethics Committee of Canton Zurich, Switzerland, confirmed, this qualitative study falls outside the Human Research Act’s (HRA) scope (Kantonale Ethikkommission Zürich, BASEC-Nr.: Req-2023-00912). Prior to the research, all participants provided written informed consent concerning their voluntary participation and right to withdraw at any time, the use of their personal information, the audio-recording of interviews, as well as storage, analysis, and publication of the data.
Consent for publication: All participants provided written consent for the publication of study findings, including any anonymized quotes or excerpts. The identities of participants will remain confidential, and any personal information disclosed will be appropriately anonymized to protect privacy.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.