Heeren, Pieter
Lombaert, Lotte
Janssens, Petra
Islam, Farah
Flamaing, Johan
Sabbe, Marc
Milisen, Koen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (1133320N)
KU Leuven, Belgium (PDMT2/21/079)
Horizon 2020 ((EU 2020 MSCA) No. 81265)
Article History
Received: 9 September 2022
Accepted: 24 April 2023
First Online: 3 May 2023
Declarations
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: The Research Ethics Committee UZ/KU Leuven provided ethical approval for this study (MP012013). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. A formally hand-signed informed consent form was not obtained for this study, as it did not include patient data. An e-mail and an introductory document were used to inform participants about the study objectives and procedures, including survey anonymity and confidentiality. Completion of the questionnaire was considered as an informed consent. During the data collection period, respondents had the possibility to withdraw study participation. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The corresponding author, Koen Milisen, is senior editorial board member of BMC Geriatrics. He was not involved in the editorial process of this paper. All other authors declared that they have no competing interests.