Puaschitz, Nathalie Genevieve
Jacobsen, Frode Fadnes
Mannseth, Janne
Angeles, Renira Corinne
Berge, Line Iden
Gedde, Marie Hidle
Husebo, Bettina Sandgathe
Article History
Received: 21 April 2021
Accepted: 5 September 2021
First Online: 15 September 2021
Declarations
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: The study protocol was in accordance with the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, Norway (2019/385), the Norwegian Medicines Agency, and the Data Inspectorate. Assessment and utilization of personal data on the dyads, volunteers and volunteer coordinators from nonprofit organizations were approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NDS) (ref. 514093). After verbal and written information, spoken and written informed consent for participation was indivdually obtained in direct conversation with the caregiver and the PwD. If the PwD were not capable of providing consent, the next of kin or a legal advocate provided consent based on their determination on whether the PwD, when they were able, would have agreed to participate in the trial.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.