Scruton, Sarah
Kendell, Cynthia
Pauling, Julee
Aizenberg, Yelena
Wallace, Alison
Trottier, Amy
Reiman, Tony
Thoms, John
Urquhart, Robin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Terry Fox Research Institute (3205-02)
Article History
Received: 2 July 2026
Accepted: 18 August 2026
First Online: 4 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Research Ethics Board of Nova Scotia Health on November 28, 2024 (protocol number 1031201). This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.