Perspectives of adult patients with mental health disorders on the relationship with nurses: a focus group study.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Portuguese Society of Mental Health Nursing (02/LN/2022). This study followed the Helsinki Declaration and the Oviedo Convention for research with human beings. All participants read the information on the study, clarified any doubts with the principal investigator, and signed informed consent form. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsFrancisco Sampaio is a Senior Editorial Board Member of the BMC Nursing journal. Competing interests Francisco Sampaio is a Senior Editorial Board Member of the BMC Nursing journal."

"Funding This work was financed by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., within the scope of the project “RISE-LA/P/0053/2020”."