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Authors
Dao-Tran, Tiet-Hanh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4175-5648
Keramat, Syed Afroz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8747-9891
Etherton-Beer, Christopher https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5148-0188
Page, Amy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2084-8469
Naganathan, Vasi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7243-0796
Mangin, Dee https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2149-9376
Potter, Kathleen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7806-8708
Hilmer, Sarah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5970-1501
Comans, Tracy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2840-3496
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Health and Medical Research Council (GNT1045662)
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Article History
Received: 6 June 2025
Accepted: 8 May 2026
First Online: 30 May 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: The Opti-Med research obtained approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Western Australia (RA/4/1/5930) and Concord Repatriation General Hospital (New South Wales) (HREC13/CRGH/77) in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent to participate and for publication: Where possible, written consent was obtained from the participants. If the participants were unable to consent, their next of kin or persons responsible were sought for consent. The nursing home manager and the usual doctor must also agree to the resident’s participation.
Competing interests: Kathleen Potter was a contractor and had stock in Ryman Healthcare.
