McEvoy, David https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8230-8727
Brannigan, Ross https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3844-0250
Healy, Colm https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7974-1861
Mongan, David https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7931-9636
Clarke, Mary https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5155-9400
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Research Board
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Article History
Received: 17 July 2024
Accepted: 24 March 2025
First Online: 5 April 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the ALSPAC Ethics and Law Committee and the Local Research Ethics Committees. Informed consent for the use of data collected via questionnaires and clinics was obtained from participants following the recommendations of the ALSPAC Ethics and Law Committee at the time. The secondary analysis of this dataset was approved by the Research Ethics Committee for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Record ID: 212613109).