Tonge, Angela https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3528-4990
Hewage, Sumudu Avanthi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8079-4338
Cumming, Sue
Walsh, Catherine
Abell, Bridget https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-4536
Borg, David N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0152-571X
Baxter, Brett
Parsons, Rex https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6053-8174
Howell, Tegwen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9741-1329
McPhail, Steven M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-662X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Practitioner Research Scheme, Office of the Chief Allied Health Officer
Article History
Received: 22 September 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 11 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval was granted by Metro South Hospital and Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), Australia (Ref No: HREC/19/QMS/57112). Clinical Trial Number: not applicable.
: Informed verbal consent was obtained from all interview and group discussion participants. An exemption from consent for the use of de-identified, routinely collected clinical data was approved by the HREC.
: Not applicable.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.