Eika, Marianne
Hvalvik, Sigrun
Article History
Received: 26 August 2021
Accepted: 16 June 2022
First Online: 15 July 2022
Declarations
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: The study followed the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The Data protection services at the Norwegian centre for research data (NSD) was notified about the project. The study was considered outside the Norwegian Act of Medical and Health Research. Thus, it did not need an approval from the Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics. The NSD approved the project (project number 59066). This approval concerns the use of personal/private data (interview guide, consent form, storage of data, etc.). The participants were assured confidentiality and anonymity, and written consent was obtained prior to the focus group interviews and individual interviews. The participants were informed they could withdraw from the study at any time without stating a reason.
: Consent for publication was obtained from the participants.
: The authors declare they have no competing interests.