Andersen, Susan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2741-0742
Rod, Morten Hulvej
Holmberg, Teresa
Ingholt, Liselotte
Ersbøll, Annette Kjær
Tolstrup, Janne Schurmann
Funding for this research was provided by:
TrygFonden
Article History
Received: 29 December 2017
Accepted: 5 September 2018
First Online: 12 September 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All procedures were in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study received approval from the Danish Data Protection Agency (record number 2011-54-1265) and the school managements. Formal ethical approval is not required for this type of study in Denmark, as was confirmed by The Danish National Committee on Health Research Ethics. The data was managed and stored in servers held by Statistics Denmark, who offers remote access to linked data at the individual level, and encrypted personal identification numbers ensured confidentiality and full anonymity. The surveys and the project were introduced to students as a study about wellbeing and health behaviour with focus on preventing school dropout. The students were given oral as well as written information that participation in the surveys was voluntary and that their information would be used for research purposes only and treated confidentially. The students had the opportunity to ask clarifying questions to the research group during the data collection sessions or by contacting the research group by phone and by email. Completion of survey was deemed to be agreement of consent from the participants. Based on Danish legislation and ethical constraints, young people above 15 years old can make an independent decision to participation in surveys without parental consent [CitationRef removed].
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