Ward, Rachel
Christensen, Vivian
Saxton, Lauren
Varnum, Melissa
Ayers, Chelsea
Pleasant, Traben
Kansagara, Devan
Funding for this research was provided by:
VA Office of Rural Health (NOMAD PROJ-03570)
Article History
Received: 10 September 2025
Accepted: 24 December 2025
First Online: 20 January 2026
Declarations
:
: Participants provided verbal informed consent prior to the start of the interview. The study was approved by the Oregon Health and Science University Institutional Review Board on April 19, 2022.
: The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.