Abelsson, Anna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1641-6321
Nygårdh, Annette
Article History
Received: 7 November 2019
Accepted: 27 April 2020
First Online: 8 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study followed the ethical principles of the World Medical Association [CitationRef removed] to anonymity and integrity. According to Swedish law [CitationRef removed], ethical approval was not needed as the study did not affect the subjects physically or psychologically, neither imposed any risk of harming the subjects. Before the interviews, the participants were informed about the voluntary nature and that they could withdraw at any time. The participants were not dependent on the researchers in any way. The participants voluntarily contacted the researcher, which was considered as a consent to participate. Furthermore, informed consent was obtained verbally from each participant both at the time of first contact and before the interview began. No written consent was inquired for due to the participants were considered able to orally give their consent to participate.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.