Tate, Kaitlyn
Ma, Rachel
Reid, R. Colin
McLane, Patrick
Waywitka, Jen
Cummings, Garnet E.
Cummings, Greta G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR PHE 101863)
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Alberta Foundation of Medical Research
Alberta Health Services
Interior Health Authority, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
University of Alberta Hospital Foundation, Canada
British Columbia Network for Aging Research, Canada
Article History
Received: 31 August 2022
Accepted: 5 January 2023
First Online: 11 January 2023
Declarations
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: Ethics approval, including a waiver of consent, was granted by the University of Alberta Health Research Ethics Board (HREB B: Pro00010666; Pro00017240) for AB and Interior Health Research Office and Research Ethics (UBCO BREB: 2010–017) as well as the University of British Columbia Okanagan Behavioural Research Ethics Board (UBCO BREB: H10-00127) for BC. A waiver of consent was approved based on the high number of individuals with cognitive impairment and it being deemed unreasonable to ask participants or a substitute decision-maker in advance of and during an emergency transition. This research followed the guidance of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.