Birkenhäger-Gillesse, Elizabeth G. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8626-7392
Kollen, Boudewijn J.
Zuidema, Sytse U.
Achterberg, Wilco P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
ZonMw program Memorabel (733050601)
THEIA fonds Zilveren Kruis
Laurens Care Centers
Article History
Received: 28 November 2017
Accepted: 12 October 2018
First Online: 22 October 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study has been submitted for approval to the Human Research Ethics Committee University of Groningen, the Netherlands. It was concluded that no approval was needed in the context of the Dutch Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act. Written consent will be obtained from all participating caregivers and if possible from their partners with dementia.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. However, there were two commercial sources of funding (THEIA foundation of Zilveren Kruis Health insurance, and Laurens Care Centers, Rotterdam, the Netherlands). The commercial funders had no role in the design of the study.
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