Kunonga, Tafadzwa Patience https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6193-1365
Johnson, Eugenie Evelynne https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-7141
Addis, Pauline https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2392-070X
Westhead, Elizabeth https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3233-5155
Bower, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-3349
Hanratty, Barbara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3122-7190
Craig, Dawn https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5808-0096
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit in Older People and Frailty (PR-PRU-1217-2150)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing (NIHR206119)
Article History
Received: 11 July 2025
Accepted: 13 November 2025
First Online: 22 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration. Ethical approval for the study was granted by the Faculty of Medical Sciences Research Ethics Committee at Newcastle University, United Kingdom (Reference: 61394/2023). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant institutional guidelines and regulations. As this study involved professionals acting in their expert capacity, and did not include patients, service users, or members of the public, the study was deemed exempt from full ethical review.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.