Tulsky, David S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4335-4509
Boulton, Aaron J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7349-162X
Kisala, Pamela A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3234-795X
Tyner, Callie E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2945-392X
Slotkin, Jerry https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8199-3056
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Nursing Research (5R01NR018684)
National Institute of Nursing Research (5R01NR018684)
National Institute of Nursing Research (5R01NR018684)
National Institute of Nursing Research (5R01NR018684)
National Institute of Nursing Research (5R01NR018684)
Article History
Received: 19 December 2025
Accepted: 16 July 2026
First Online: 3 August 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: David Tulsky holds copyright of the SCI-QOL measures used in this study but does not receive royalties for the use of the measures. The other authors report no conflict of interest.
Ethical approval: Approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the University of Delaware, #1450496. The procedures used in this study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study.
Consent to publish: The authors affirm that all individual participants provided informed consent for the publication of results. No identifying information is included in this manuscript.