Doherty, Ann Sinéad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4149-1574
Adamson, Gary https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8574-8947
Mallett, John https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7539-3329
Darcy, Carmel
McKee, Hilary
Friel, Anne
Scott, Michael G. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4048-0937
Miller, E. F. Ruth https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9534-2940
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ulster University (Vice Chancellor's Research Scholarship)
Western Health and Social Care Trust (Research Discretionary Fund)
Article History
Received: 11 April 2025
Accepted: 3 October 2025
First Online: 21 October 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval for the study was granted on 30th March 2017 by the Office for Research Ethics Committees Northern Ireland (ORECNI) under protocol number 14/NI/0052 (amended 22nd February 2018).