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Authors
Jobling, Nina
Mjåland, Kristian
Clausen, Thomas
Heldal, Anne Taraldsen
Thylstrup, Birgitte
Vederhus, John-Kåre
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Sørlandet Sykehus HF
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Article History
Received: 23 March 2026
Accepted: 28 July 2026
First Online: 14 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval: The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, Health Region South‑East (No. 257930), classified the project as quality assurance, and waived the requirement for ethical approval.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Consent to participate: Data processing was reviewed and approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD; No. 401093), acting as the institution’s Data Protection Service, with an updated approval in 2024 to ensure continued compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In accordance with GDPR and national regulations, NSD confirmed that individual informed consent was not required.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
