Cooper, Fred
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (226603/Z/22/Z)
Article History
Received: 12 November 2024
Accepted: 16 March 2026
First Online: 9 April 2026
Competing interests
: The author declares no competing interests.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The methodology for this study was approved by the University of Exeter Medical School Health Research Ethics Committee (approval number Oct20/D/245Δ2).
: Informed consent was obtained orally from all participants at the beginning of their first interview, in the w/c 6th April 2020. This was recorded and transcribed separately from the interview. Informed consent covered participation, data use, and intention to publish.