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Article History

Received: 22 December 2023

Accepted: 7 March 2025

First Online: 18 March 2025

Declarations

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: This study was approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (No.783042), now Sikt. A pre-assessment request for the study was also submitted to the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research (REK). Because the REK (No. 309516) considered the study to not be a medical or health-related project, it fell outside the Health Research Act and was thus not subject to further ethical approval. All participants provided written informed consent prior to enrollment in the study.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All participants agreed that we could publish articles based on their interview data.

: Participants have provided their written informed consent to take part in the study.

: This study was assessed by the Centre for Research Data (No. 783042). A pre-assessment request was also submitted to the Committee for Medical and Health Research. The committee (No. 309516) determined that the study did not qualify as a medical or health-related project, thereby falling outside the scope of the Health Research Act and not requiring additional ethical approval. The authors confirm that all procedures comply with the ethical standards of The National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (NESH) from 2024 and the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, revised in 2024.