Funding for this research was provided by:
Innovationsfonds beim Gemeinsamen Bundesausschuss (01VSF16003)
Article History
Received: 6 August 2019
Accepted: 12 December 2019
First Online: 19 December 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study obtained ethics approval by the Ethikkommission der Medizinischen Fakultät Heidelberg [Ethics Committee of the medical faculty of Heidelberg] under ID: S-415/2017.All participants gave informed, written consent before taking part in the qualitative part of the study. The quantitative part of the study did not require a declaration of consent of participants, as it was conducted anonymously. Potential participants received necessary background information which clearly stated this. The procedure regarding consent is described in the study protocol which was approved as well by the Ethics Committee of the medical faculty of Heidelberg under ID: S-415/2017.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.