Faisal, Mohd
Harris, Richard
Finan, Niamh Orla
McCormack, Margaret
Tedesco, Salvatore
Crowe, Colum
Kanon, Alexander P.
Yacoub, Evan
Adam, Frederic
Clarke, Gerard
Funding for this research was provided by:
Business Information Systems, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland.
Article History
Received: 5 November 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 27 February 2026
Declarations
:
: Ethical approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee of Brothers of Charity Services, Galway, on 12th September 2023, and explicit consent was obtained from each participant.
: Yes.
: G.C. received honoraria from Janssen, Heel Pharmaceuticals, Probi, Boehringer Ingelheim, Heel Pharmaceuticals and Apsen as an invited speaker, and research funding from Pharmavite, Reckitt, Tate and Lyle, Nestle, Fonterra and is or has been a paid consultant for Heel Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Healthcare, Yakult and Zentiva. None declared for other authors.Funding: The chief clinical investigator, M.F., has received a scholarship to pursue a higher degree (M.D.) in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioural Science and Business Information Systems, Cork University Business School at University College Cork (UCC). UCC is funded to conduct this research via an anonymous philanthropic donation to F.A.