Nishikawa, Mariko
Yamanaka, Masaaki
Shibanuma, Akira
Kiriya, Junko
Jimba, Masamine
Article History
Received: 18 October 2022
Accepted: 13 June 2023
First Online: 21 June 2023
Declarations
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: The <i>Macromill</i> global survey team approved the ethical content of this study for the U.K., the U.S.A., and Australia. Therefore, the participants of this study who had already registered with the company could visit the website from anywhere after receiving an invitation letter outlining participant consent and the objective and methods of our study. The University of Human Environments ethics committee approved this study on 23 February 2020 (ethics committee approval number UHE-2019N-023). Informed consent was obtained from the participants in this study. They could skip any questions or withdraw from the study at any time. Although the participants in this study were not exposed to the risks of medical procedures or required to comply with any special behavioral regulations, ethical considerations in the protection of personal data were necessary because this study deals with personal data. All methods were carried out in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.