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Article History

Received: 2 December 2024

Accepted: 1 April 2026

First Online: 11 April 2026

Declarations

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: This study received REB approval from Trillium Health Partners (THP REB; #1131) and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC REB; #100217). All participants consented prior to engaging in the study by reading and signing an informed consent statement. Signing the informed consent statement indicated that they (A) read and understood the information in the consent form, (B) agreed to participate, (C) understood the risk and benefits to the study, (D) understood that they were a volunteer and could withdraw from the study at any time, (E) understood that research findings would be made available to them upon request, (F) understood that their identity would remain anonymous, and (G) understood that study results would be published and presented. By signing the informed consent statement, participants indicated that all of their questions had been answered and that they understood they were free at any point to ask additional questions about the study. Participants were informed that by consenting to participate they did not waive any rights to legal resource. All participants agreed to have the interview recorded. All study investigations were performed in accordance with Canada’s Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.