Boland, Vanessa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5298-6615
Drury, Amanda
O’Donnell, Michael
Brady, Anne-Marie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Trinity College Dublin (School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, PhD Scholarship)
Article History
Received: 25 April 2025
Accepted: 1 November 2025
First Online: 21 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committees of five hospitals (Beaumont Hospital Ethics (Medical Research) Committee Ref: 20/89; HSE Northeast Area Research Ethics Committee Ref: 17821; St James’s Hospital/Tallaght University Hospital Joint Research and Ethics Committee Ref: 2021–09 Chairman’s Action (05); and Connolly Hospital Research Ethics Committee: CHB004/21) and one university (Trinity College Dublin Faculty Research Ethics Committee Ref: 210605).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.