Ingstad, Kari http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-2294
Pedersen, Mona K.
Uhrenfeldt, Lisbeth
Pedersen, Preben U.
Article History
Received: 19 January 2023
Accepted: 16 August 2023
First Online: 5 September 2023
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data, NSD (no. 61358). According to Norwegian law concerning medical and health research (helsepersonelloven) [CitationRef removed], approval from an ethics committee was not required in the actual research context, since the research does not fall under the definition of health research. No health-related data were collected. The study was conducted following the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The patients were assured that participation in this study was voluntary and anonymous and that all data were held confidential and accessed only by members of the research team. Patients were informed that if they changed their mind, they could return a blank questionnaire. Finally, all participants provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.