This study was a cross-sectional survey study conducted from May to July 2020 using the online survey tool SoSci Survey (43 ). The link to the survey was distributed to PAs working in Germany through the snowball system and by the German University Association for Physician Assistants (DHPA, Deutscher Hochschulverband Physician Assistant e.V.). For snowball sampling, the link to the survey was sent to the working email address of the PA network of the authors and DHPA. In addition, participating PAs were asked to further distribute the link within their network of colleagues.
Participation in the survey was voluntary, and the study participants could have ended the survey at any time and did not belong to a vulnerable group. The data were handled in accordance with the local data protection regulations and were not shared with a third party. Study participants did not receive any compensation for their participation in the survey study. The study was approved by the ethics committee of the HSD University of Applied Sciences, Germany (BEth_54_222). Study participants had no time limit to answer the questionnaire and the time for answering the questionnaire varied between 5 and 8 min.
Participation in the survey was voluntary, and the study participants could have ended the survey at any time and did not belong to a vulnerable group. The data were handled in accordance with the local data protection regulations and were not shared with a third party. Study participants did not receive any compensation for their participation in the survey study. The study was approved by the ethics committee of the HSD University of Applied Sciences, Germany (BEth_54_222). Study participants had no time limit to answer the questionnaire and the time for answering the questionnaire varied between 5 and 8 min.
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