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Received: 7 October 2025

Accepted: 6 April 2026

First Online: 27 April 2026

Declarations

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: The study is approved by the Region of Southern Denmark/the Danish Data Protection Agency (journal number 22/54791). The study follows all currently applicable Danish laws regarding scientific research. The study involves human participation. It was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided informed consent prior to participation in the study, and data were handled in compliance with national and institutional data protection regulations.

: Written informed consent for publication of participant statements was obtained from all individuals whose data are included. In cases where individual personal data (e.g., names or identifiable quotations) are used, this was done with the individual participants’ agreement, and written informed consent for publication was obtained. The authors confirm that all participants were informed about the nature and purpose of the publication, and that consent was obtained in accordance with ethical and legal standards.

: Patients and relative representatives are part of the research council at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology, and at the Centre for Research in Patient Communication, Odense University Hospital. These members have been involved in the discussion of the ideas of the study and of the study results. Patient and public representatives have not been part of the design of the study, data analyses, nor in the writing of the manuscript.

: During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) used ChatGPT (OpenAI) to assist with grammar checking, translation of individual sentences, rephrasing, and locating some supplementary sources for background context. Canva templates were used for data visualization. No AI tools were used for data analysis or to generate substantive content of the article. These were carried out manually by the author(s). All AI-assisted outputs were critically reviewed and edited by the author(s), who take full responsibility for the final content of the manuscript.

: The authors declare no competing interests.