Verhofstadt, Monica http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6623-7444
Audenaert, Kurt
Van den Broeck, Kris
Deliens, Luc
Mortier, Freddy
Titeca, Koen
Pardon, Koen
De Bacquer, Dirk
Chambaere, Kenneth
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (G017818N and 1162618N)
Article History
Received: 25 March 2020
Accepted: 20 July 2020
First Online: 8 August 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This research project was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and received ethical approval from the Medical Ethics Committee of Brussels University Hospital with reference BUN 143201837302 and the Medical Ethics Committee of Ghent University Hospital with reference 2018–1165. All participants of the web-based survey provided informed consent to participate in this study, as they selected the ‘yes’ answer option in the pre-ticked <i>informed consent statement</i> right before the start of the survey. As for those who filled in the paper-and-pencil version, their informed consent to participate in this study was implied by the completion and return of the survey.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.