Dollard, Joanne
Edwards, Jane
Yadav, Lalit
Gaget, Virginie
Tivey, David
Maddern, Guy J.
Visvanathan, Renuka
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF1183855, MRFF1183855, MRFF1183855, MRFF1183855)
Article History
Received: 9 September 2022
Accepted: 24 June 2023
First Online: 25 July 2023
Declarations
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: This study protocol was reviewed and approved by Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Adelaide (ethics approval number H2020-197). All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Written informed consent was obtained from participants prior to participating in the study.
: Not applicable.
: RV, not involved in interviews of informal carers, is the Head of Unit of Geriatric Medicine at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) and was on the governance committee of Resthaven Inc (an aged care organisation) until December 2021. RV is founding member of a wearable sensor technology company supporting virtual care services (HealthyVibes.ai) since late 2022. GM is a surgeon in CALHN and was not involved in the interview of informal carers. JE worked as a nurse in aged care, but informal carers interviewed were not from organisations for which she worked. Other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.