2.5. Ethical Considerations

This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kangwon National University (IRB No. 2020-07-004-001) before the commencement of data collection and was conducted following the stipulations of the Declaration of Helsinki. Before responding to the online questionnaire, the participants were informed of the purpose of the study and the data-collection procedure and were ensured that their anonymity and confidentiality would be guaranteed, their privacy would be protected, how the research data would be disposed of, and the fact that they could withdraw from the study at any time. The participants voluntarily participated after the submission of written informed consent to participate.