Particular attention is paid to ethical reflection in all stages of the study. All these considerations have been taken into account before any stage of the study, the design or the completion of questionnaires regarding quantitative research or the conduction of interviews regarding qualitative research, and all participants are informed and updated on these aspects.
Wherever and whenever formal permission is required we follow the predetermined procedures and particular attention is paid to preserving the anonymity as well as informing about the possible presentation or publication of the study’s results.
The choice of participating in the study is made freely in all of the stages, aiming at the attainment of conscious consent.