Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (25862214)
Article History
Received: 24 June 2017
Accepted: 6 December 2017
First Online: 10 January 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was approved by the Kyoto University Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee (No. 1052) and the Kansai University of Health Sciences Ethical Review Board (Ref no. 13–11).Prior to enrollment and again before commencing the interviews, all participants were informed about the purpose and methods of the study, and the handling of their personal information, that the study results would be published without personal information, that their participation in the study was voluntary, that they could refuse to answer questions at any time, and that they could request that the recording of their interview be deleted within 1 week after the interview. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: All participants agreed to publication without personal identifiers when providing written consent. They also gave consent for direct quotes from their interviews to be used in this manuscript.
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