Sirevåg, Irene
Tjoflåt, Ingrid
Hansen, Britt Sætre
Article History
Received: 22 May 2023
Accepted: 12 September 2023
First Online: 19 September 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: We conducted this research study according to the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the Norwegian National Research Legislation. In Norway, the ethical approval is divided between the Norwegian centre for research data (data protection) and the Regional Ethical Committees (Medical and Health related research). The Norwegian Centre for Research Data (ref.#: 155726) has approved that the data protection plan of the study complies with Norwegian legislation (ExternalRef removed) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our study does not qualify for consideration by the Regional Ethical Committee since it does not involve human intervention or invasive studies, human biological material or health information, and thus does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Law of medical and health related research (ExternalRef removed). Written informed concent was obtained from all participants, and they were informed about the rigth to withdraw from the study at any point.
: Not applicable.