Riemenschneider, Henna
Rettich, Annika
Hoffmann, Henriette
Post, Rebekka
Zenker, Ronny
Voigt, Karen
Bergmann, Antje
Jonietz, Ansgar
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der Technischen Universität Dresden
Article History
Received: 2 December 2024
Accepted: 3 September 2025
First Online: 15 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee at the TUD Dresden University of Technology, Germany (EK 440112018), and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants upon enrollment in the clinic which included an acknowledgment of their understanding of the study’s purpose, procedures, use of data for scientific purposes, and their right to withdraw from the study at any time without consequences.
: Not applicable.
: AJ is the CEO and RP is an employee of “Was hab’ ich?” gGmbH, the non-profit company which developed the patient letter. All other authors confirm that there are no conflicts of interest.