Chamberlain, Stephanie A.
Bronskill, Susan E.
Hsu, Zoe
Youngson, Erik
Gruneir, Andrea
Article History
Received: 3 June 2021
Accepted: 13 December 2021
First Online: 3 January 2022
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was granted from the University of Alberta Research Ethics Board (Reference #: Pro00092070). The need for written and verbal consent from participants was waived by the University of Alberta Research Ethics Board because the study used existing electronic clinical health records (i.e., secondary analysis of health administrative data). These records (RAI-HC, DAD, NACRS) are used in Canada and elsewhere for public reporting, quality measurement, and research. Our study met all the conditions for verbal and written consent to be waived due to the secondary use of health information as required by our provincial Health System Access and Data Cooperation Agreement, which sets provisions for the use of certain health data and records to University researchers to facilitate health research studies approved by designated University Research Ethics Boards (ExternalRef removed).
: Not Applicable.
: We have no competing interests to disclose.