Vesentini, Lara
Dewilde, Kim
Matthys, Frieda
De Wachter, Dirk
Van Puyenbroeck, Hubert
Bilsen, Johan
Article History
Received: 1 February 2021
Accepted: 31 March 2022
First Online: 9 April 2022
Declarations
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: In the e-mail that was sent to all executives of the MHCI, the aim and importance of this study was emphasized, and anonymity was ensured. Anonymity was guaranteed by configuring the settings of the survey website in such a manner that the respondent’s email- and IP-addresses were not collected. Moreover, questions about institution characteristics were limited to make identification of these institutions impossible. Furthermore, we explained that consent was given by respondents by filling out and returning this survey electronically, i.e. written informed consent was obtained from all respondents. Respondents could contact the researchers at any time for more information or to comment on this study. The Medical Ethics Committee of the UZ Brussels – Vrije Universiteit Brussel stated approval for this study was not required under the Belgian law. Approval was unnecessary, because the survey queried data at institutional rather than personal level. The Data Protection Office was contacted for advice on how best to protect and store data. This study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.