Bonde, Ane Høstgaard http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4042-4698
Stjernqvist, Nanna Wurr
Sabinsky, Marianne S.
Maindal, Helle Terkildsen
Article History
Received: 5 June 2018
Accepted: 30 November 2018
First Online: 27 December 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study adheres to Danish ethical standards and has been approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency, 18th April 2015, ref.: 2015-41-4201, and reported to the regional ethics committee for the Capital Region of Denmark, Protocol no.: H-7-2015-FSP1. They concluded that formal ethics approval was not required because no human biological material was collected.When schools were invited to participate, written information targeting the school leader and the teachers was sent to all schools explaining the implications of participation. Teachers, children and their parents at the participating schools were informed that participation was voluntary, that their information would be used for research purposes only and treated confidentially, and of the possibility of withdrawing during any stage of the study. Parents were informed of the study and the possibility to withdraw their child from the study by written information on the parental e-platform, which is used daily by the parents and school as a means of communication, indicating the purpose of the study, the implication for and the involvement of their child. If the parents had further questions, they could call the project manager.
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