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Article History

Received: 22 March 2026

Accepted: 24 July 2026

First Online: 31 July 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval was obtained from the Irish College of GPs Research Ethics Committee (Reference ICGP_REC_2023_0015). Written informed consent was obtained from all patient participants prior to questionnaire completion. Healthcare providers provided informed electronic consent by selecting a consent checkbox before accessing the online survey. All study procedures involving human participants were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Irish College of GPs Research Ethics Committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.