Ishii, Kayoko
Sumita, Hiroko
Nagamine, Hitomi
Morita, Kumiko
Article History
Received: 2 June 2023
Accepted: 12 February 2024
First Online: 21 February 2024
Declarations
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: All surveys were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Additionally, Based on the “Ethical Guidelines for Life Science and Medical Research for Humans”, the following points were taken into consideration: (1) Appropriately verify the identity of the research participants, (2) Secure opportunities for research subjects to ask questions about the content of the explanation and answer them, (3) Participants can read the consent items even after providing informed consent. All participants provided informed consent electronically, and they were informed about this study in writing before the start of this study. Consent for participation was assumed by the return of questionnaires and by checking a box. Informed consent was provided by all participants prior to the start of the interview. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (approval number M2022–027).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.