Funding for this research was provided by:
Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City’s Rural Health (Career Development Award (#04246))
Michael E. DeBakey VAMC/Houston COIN (FY19 Seed Grant)
Article History
Received: 23 May 2025
Revised: 2 November 2025
Accepted: 8 November 2025
First Online: 21 January 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: The study was approved by the Baylor College of Medicine Institutional Review Board and received medical facility approvals.
: Veterans provided informed consent to participate.