Mann, Claire https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2281-7970
Hinsliff-Smith, Kathryn https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4259-3118
Olewe-Richards, Sally https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1951-1643
Funding for this research was provided by:
UK Research and Innovation (10091483)
Article History
Received: 4 April 2025
Accepted: 1 October 2025
First Online: 29 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the University of Nottingham Research Ethics Committee (NUBS REC No.: 202324023). All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation.
: Not applicable.
: Claire Mann, the corresponding author, is the CEO of ChangeXtra, a digital menopause support company and creator of the Pausetrack app. Claire works as a researcher for University of Nottingham and University of Warwick.Sally Olewe-Richards is the CEO of Women of Wisdom and Courage ® (WOWC) a digital domestic abuse support company, creator of the WOWC app and SHIELD™ trauma recovery programme for DA survivors and facilitates the online, national WOWC support group. Sally was employed as a researcher at DMU and the University of Nottingham.