In accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, patients' confidentiality will be preserved at all times and the contents of the recruitment and follow-up forms will not be disclosed to any third party.
The study will be carried out according to the Good Clinical Practice guidelines of the Helsinki declaration, and the confidentiality of the information collected is guaranteed under current legislation.
Prior to the first meeting, each participant received information about the study and signed consent, confidentiality and declaration of interests forms.
This study was performed according to the stipulations of the Declaration of Helsinki and the level of protection of confidentiality concerning the protection of personal data as required by Spanish laws (LOPD 15/1999) was ensured.
The research will be carried out in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration, personal confidentiality will be guaranteed and declarations of voluntary participation with detailed information on the study purposes and processes will be signed by each participant, thereby emphasizing the right to withdraw from the study at any time without any explanation.
They were informed in detail (following the Declaration of Helsinki) regarding their right to confidentiality, to withdraw from the study at any time without jeopardizing their care and protection of anonymity if results were published or presented.
National and international research ethics guidelines were followed, including the Deontological Code of Ethics, Declaration of Helsinki (Fortaleza 2013) and Spain's confidentiality law concerning personal data (Ley Orgánica 15/1999, 13 December).
The research followed the WHO ethical and safety recommendations for research on domestic violence (25) and the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH), focusing on privacy and confidentiality, informed consent, and guided research protocol for research involving human subjects.
"That's a breach of confidentiality".
"There is an expected degree of confidentiality".
