Johansson, Yvonne A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5344-2935
Bergh, Ingrid
Ericsson, Iréne
Sarenmalm, Elisabeth Kenne
Funding for this research was provided by:
Skaraborg Hospital Research and Development Centre (VGSKAS-369481)
Skaraborg Hospital Research and Development Center (VGSKAS-416601)
Dementia Fund Sweden
Article History
Received: 3 October 2017
Accepted: 24 January 2018
First Online: 6 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Regional Ethical Review Board in Gothenburg (Registration number: 934–13). Declaration of Helsinki ethical principles were followed [CitationRef removed]. Confidentiality was ensured by collecting data where identifiers were not linked to the data. Documentation of signs as well as clinical characteristics was collected through a review of patient electronic records. Identifiers were replaced by using a serial code list. Only data without identifiers were transferred to the protocols. The code list was kept separate from the protocols. Access to information about individual patients was restricted to the researcher.
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