Virtanen, Lotta
Kaihlanen, Anu-Marja
Saukkonen, Petra
Reponen, Jarmo
Lääveri, Tinja
Vehko, Tuulikki
Saastamoinen, Peppiina
Viitanen, Johanna
Heponiemi, Tarja
Funding for this research was provided by:
Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland (327145 and 352501 for the DigiIN Project, 327145 and 352501 for the DigiIN Project, 327145 and 352501 for the DigiIN Project, 327145 and 352501 for the DigiIN Project)
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Finland): Monitoring and assessment of social welfare and health care information system services (contract 002/OHO/EMR/2019, project number 414919001)
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Article History
Received: 19 June 2023
Accepted: 24 October 2023
First Online: 8 November 2023
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. An ethical review was not deemed necessary for the research design employed in this study, as it involved soliciting opinions from respondents that were not anticipated to result in harm. This determination aligns with the guidelines of the Finnish National Board of Research Integrity [64], which does not require ethical pre-assessment for such research conducted in Finland, the location of the study. Written information about the study was provided to all respondents, who voluntarily participated and gave informed consent by clicking the consent box on the first page of the survey.
: Not applicable.
: TL is employed by an HIS software provider, but the employer did not provide any support, financial or otherwise, for the study. The employer was not involved in the design of the study or the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data. LV, A-MK, PSau, JR, TV, Psaa, JV, and TH declare that they have no competing interests.