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Article History

Received: 2 August 2023

Accepted: 16 November 2024

First Online: 3 December 2024

Declarations

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: Prior to the focus group and interviews, participants were emailed a letter explaining the purpose of the study. Information included the expected duration of the interview, and that the resulting discussion would be recorded for transcription and analysis afterwards. The privacy of participants was ensured by processing the data anonymously. Personal data and confidential information were not shared with third parties. All data was used solely for this study. The letter also explained that participation was voluntary and that respondents may terminate their participation at any time. Respondents were not obliged to answer questions that they preferred not to answer.The audio recordings were destroyed after the analysis of the transcriptions. The transcriptions were stored in accordance with the ethical guidelines of Maastricht University.Signed informed consent was provided by all participants, declaring their approval of the study design, privacy conditions, and audio recording. The study was conducted according to the ethical protocol of Maastricht University and approved by the research and Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences of the University of Maastricht under the reference number: FHML-REC/2023/094/Audit. Signed informed consent was provided by all participants, declaring their approval for publication.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.