According to patients, relatives and care providers in the Netherlands, language barriers were often tackled with the help of relatives and bilingual interpreters or other intermediary professionals [ 17, 18, 60].
Participants will be recruited in ten Dutch communities and candidates will be signed up by intermediaries, professionals from the health and social sector.
Since the 17th century ce, these professional intermediaries have dominated the art market and have been joined by other intermediaries such as art consultants.
Mossack Fonseca is entitled to rely on professional intermediaries.
Lewis criticises professional intermediaries such as lawyers and accountants who tend to advise companies to avoid common ownership, in part because they do not understand it.
Although many companies sell genetic tests to consumers without the intermediary of a healthcare professional, some companies have recently turned to a new model of DTC genetic testing wherein a healthcare professional is involved [ 1].
Gaining the trust of referring clinicians is thought to be important for success [ 25], and that may be missing when a research network employee acts as an intermediary between researcher and health professional.
DTC genetic testing is often defined as the offer and/or marketing of genetic tests directly to the public without the intermediary of a health care professional from the traditional health care system.
The study population will consist of intermediary target groups, such as CSCs, professionals in primary care, professionals in sport and physical activity who implement lifestyle programs, policymakers, and staff members of supporting organizations.
Study I focuses on the intermediary target groups: CSCs and professionals active in primary care, sport, and physical activity who implement lifestyle programs.
