Moreira, Diana Nadine
Pinto da Costa, Mariana
Article History
Received: 9 February 2023
Accepted: 4 May 2023
First Online: 2 June 2023
Declarations
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: This study obtained ethical approval from the Ethics Commission of the Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute of the University of Porto, the Ethics Commissions of the Regional Health Administrations of Portugal (North, Center and Lisbon and Tagus Valley), and the Ethics Commission of the Local Health Unit of North Alentejo. The methodology used was developed and implemented according to relevant ethical guidelines and regulations such as the Declaration of Helsinki. Prior to the interview, participants were given the opportunity to ask any questions regarding the project. It was explained the voluntary character of their participation and the possibility of declining to answer any of the questions or withdrawing from the study and requesting for any or all of the information shared to be omitted, until one month after the interview, without the need for any explanation. Informed consent was obtained prior to data collection (Supplementary material: Appendix 4). To guarantee anonymity each participant was referred by a participant number, and any potentially identifiable information, such as “workplace” was strikethrough during the transcription process.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.