Mullan, Lauren J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7032
Blackburn, Nicole E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4379-6312
Gracey, Jackie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7108-3128
Dunwoody, Lynn https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8131-0681
Lorimer, Jill https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5487-6351
Semple, Cherith J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4560-7637
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department for the Economy (DfE) Studentship
Article History
Received: 2 June 2025
Accepted: 3 July 2025
First Online: 16 July 2025
Declarations
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: This research study received approval from the OREC NI Ethics Committee (23/NI/0096), in accordance with the Health Research Authority (HRA) standards and criteria. Approval also received from the research governance from local participating healthcare trusts within NI.
: All study participants provided informed consent to participate in this study.
: The authors consented for this manuscript to be published by the journal.
: The authors declare no competing interests.