Faisal, Mehreen Riaz https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2725-572X
Bhatti, Mujeeb Masud
Walker, Simon
Khan, Sheraz Ahmad
Hewitt, Catherine E
Salam, Fakiha Tus
Aslam, Faiza
Coales, Karen
Jawaid, Mohammad Bilal
Gilbody, Simon
Siddiqi, Najma
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR203248)
Article History
Received: 9 June 2025
Accepted: 11 January 2026
First Online: 28 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study has been approved by the University of York Health Sciences Research Governance Committee (HSRGC) (HSRGC/2024/626/H: SPIRIT-D), and the National BioEthics Committee for Research (NBC-R), Pakistan (Ref: No.4–87/NBC-1005/23/369). Written informed consent to participate will be obtained from all participants prior to enrollment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no known competing interests that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.