Kuss, Katrin http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-2682
Seipp, Hannah
Becker, Dorothée
Bösner, Stefan
Erler, Antje
Gruber, Dania
Hach, Michaela
Ulrich, Lisa R
Haasenritter, Jörg
Funding for this research was provided by:
Innovation fund (‘Innovationsfonds’) of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA, Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss) of Germany (01VSF16006)
Innovation fund (‘Innovationsfonds’) of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA, Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss) of Germany (01VSF16006)
Innovation fund (‘Innovationsfonds’) of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA, Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss) of Germany (01VSF16006)
Innovation fund (‘Innovationsfonds’) of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA, Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss) of Germany (01VSF16006)
Article History
Received: 29 August 2018
Accepted: 18 September 2018
First Online: 2 October 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval and consent has obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany on 27-april 2017 (Ref: 34/17) for the preparation phase (A) and on 05-april 2018 (Ref: 47/18) for the main study phases (B + C), respectively. Within an ethical amendment, consented by the Committee on 12-June-2017, the inclusion criteria for expert interviews were extended to also include professionals cooperating with palliative care teams. Generally, all participants have to give written informed consent before inclusion in the study. The consent form and all study relevant information that will be given to study participants are available on request.
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