Conway, Rana E https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0955-7107
Rhodes, Alexandra https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9524-5681
Denning, Tiffany https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5324-7623
Boyland, Emma https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8384-4994
Sehgal, Kiara https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7262-2044
Steptoe, Andrew https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-4943
Llewellyn, Clare H https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0066-2827
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (174868)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (174868)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (174868)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (174868)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (174868)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (174868)
Article History
Received: 8 April 2026
Accepted: 23 July 2026
First Online: 21 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical Approval for this study, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, was sought and obtained from the UCL Research Ethics Committee (Study ID: 21253/004). All participants provided written informed consent prior to interviews commencing.
Consent for publication: All participants signed informed consent, including consent for the research to be used for publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.