Peter, Karin Anne http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3990-5793
Golz, Christoph
Bürgin, Reto Arthur
Nübling, Matthias
Voirol, Christian
Zürcher, Simeon Joel
Hahn, Sabine
Funding for this research was provided by:
Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation
Berner Fachhochschule
Article History
Received: 2 September 2021
Accepted: 8 April 2022
First Online: 6 May 2022
Declarations
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: The local Swiss ethical boards in Bern (Kantonale Ethikkommission Bern) confirmed that the ‘STRAIN’ study does not warrant a full ethical application and does not fall under the Swiss Federal Act on Research Involving Human Beings (reference number: Req-2016-00616). The study was carried out on a voluntary basis for all organisations and health professionals participating; all participants were free to stop filling out the questionnaire at any time. All health employees of the participating organisations were informed about the goal, procedures, risks, benefits, anonymity of data and alternatives for participating in the study via written study information, online announcement, paper flyer or a short explanatory video so that they could make an informed decision about participation. Participants were again informed on the first page of the questionnaires about the goal, procedure and possible risks and had to actively give their consent (written, using a checkbox) to continue the questionnaires. The studies were carried out on a voluntary basis for all organisations and health professionals participating; all participants were free to stop filling out the questionnaire at any time and had the opportunity to contact the research team with questions. Data were anonymized and analysed only in units of analysis of at least 6 participants (e.g. per occupational group or ward).
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.