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Authors
A de Vent, Kerry https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3312-1242
Meyer, Denny https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9902-0858
E Porter, Joanne https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1784-3165
Borgelt, Kaye
Sewell, Lauren
Larkins, Jo-ann https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-9362
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Health, State Government of Victoria (NHP-19-021.)
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Article History
Received: 29 April 2025
Accepted: 2 December 2025
First Online: 9 December 2025
Declarations
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: Permission to use the pre-existing POLAR data for this research was granted by the Federation University Ethics Committee (HREC approval number C21-017). Given all POLAR data is de-identified and aggregated, the need for individual informed consent of participants was waived by the Federation University HREC. Approved by Federation University Human Ethics Research Committee (project number C21-017).
: Not applicable.
: As the data were fully de-identified prior to researcher access, individual patient consent was not required. The research team had formal consent and approval to access the POLAR database for this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
