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Received: 21 June 2020

Accepted: 15 November 2020

First Online: 26 November 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Those who were contacted and invited for an interview were emailed a participant information form. All interviews were recorded, and verbal consent provided at beginning of the interview. This study was approved by the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (Project ID: 19969) who approved the method for verbal consent which is explained in the methods section and also here:Potential participants were invited to take part in the study by an introductory email or phone call and then followed-up by a project researcher to provide study information, answer questions and organise mutually agreeable interview times. Those who agreed to participate were emailed a participant information form before the interview occurred. At the start of the interview, they were asked if they had received the explanatory statement. If they hadn’t received it, then they were then immediately emailed it directly by the interviewer. They were asked to read the explanatory statement and ask any questions. In the explanatory statement, all participants were notified that any information they provide would be confidential and any details that might identify them would not be published or made public; these points were also verbally explained by the interviewer. Participants were also advised to keep the explanatory statement. Participants were then asked if they consented to participate in the interview study and if they consented to the interview being recorded and later transcribed. Only after verbal consent was given, did the interview begin. This consent was recorded with the interview as a record of the participant’s consent.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.