Lilleheie, Ingvild
Debesay, Jonas
Bye, Asta
Bergland, Astrid
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Reasearch Council of Norway
Article History
Received: 21 June 2019
Accepted: 6 May 2020
First Online: 20 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was preapproved and registered by the Norwegian Center for Research Data (No. 53110). All of the patients were deemed able to give informed consent by healthcare personnel in hospital. The first author approached the participants in hospital, and provided them with verbal and written information outlining the purpose of the study. We informed them that participation was voluntary and about their right to withdraw from the study at any stage. We assured them that this would not affect their current or future access to services. We obtained written and informed consent from all participants and guaranteed their confidentiality.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.