Johansson, Yvonne A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5344-2935
Tsevis, Theofanis
Nasic, Salmir
Gillsjö, Catharina
Johansson, Linda
Bogdanovic, Nenad
Kenne Sarenmalm, Elisabeth
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Fund at Skaraborg Hospital Sweden.
Stockholm County Council (ALF Project and SU-Region Stockholm Project) Sweden.
Jönköping University
Article History
Received: 30 April 2021
Accepted: 23 September 2021
First Online: 18 October 2021
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Regional Ethical Review Board in Gothenburg (reg. no. 1097–17, T320–18). The Declaration of Helsinki ethical principles were followed [CitationRef removed].The Regional Ethical Review Board approved the use of informed oral consent, as patients with cognitive impairment might experience discomfort when signing documents [CitationRef removed]. In the cases where the patient was unable of giving oral consent themselves, the patient’s representative was consulted about the consent. However, it was always the patient’s own decision to participate or not. The consent was registered in a document for each patient, as well as whom who obtained the consent. Before each assessment started, repeated oral consent was obtained from the patient by the assessor, so-called process consent [CitationRef removed]. Permission to access and use the patients’ medical records was granted by the medical directors.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.