Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin
Brynhildsen, Siri
Hansen, Mette Tindvik
Grøndahl, Vigdis Abrahamsen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Østfold University College
Article History
Received: 13 March 2021
Accepted: 31 August 2021
First Online: 15 September 2021
Declarations
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: The study was based on guidelines for ethical research [CitationRef removed]. A willing, informed, written consent to participate was obtained from all participants. Due to the nature of a focus group study, participants were informed that they could not withdraw from the study in retrospect. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. In Norway, the Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REC) are responsible for approving medical and health related research projects. When patient data is not involved in the project, the study most commonly do not need approval from REC to perform the study. The study was assessed by REC, and judged not needing an ethical approval (reg.nr 2018/1281). The study was approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD, project no. 951914), to ensure proper datacollection and storage.
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: No competing interests to report.