Glans, Maria http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1329-7977
Kragh Ekstam, Annika
Jakobsson, Ulf
Bondesson, Åsa
Midlöv, Patrik
Funding for this research was provided by:
ALF, Region Skåne
Forskning och Utveckling, Kryh, Region Skåne
Södra sjukvårdsregionen
Article History
Received: 11 May 2020
Accepted: 3 November 2020
First Online: 11 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Regional Ethical Review Board in Lund (Registration number 2018/326, protocol 2018/4) and an administrative permission to access data from medical records was acquired from Region Skåne. Since individual informed consent could not be obtained from individual participants, due to lack of contact information, the aim and approach of the study was published in a newspaper covering the geographical area of the study population. In this way, prospective participants were informed about the study and could contact the first author if not willing to participate. This procedure was approved by the ethical review board based on the fact that the study was strictly observational, no interventions were made that could in any way harm the participants and all presented data is anonymous.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.