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Killett, Anne https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-8365
Khondoker, Mizanur https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1801-1635
Livingston, Gill https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6741-5516
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Palmer-Welsh, Adam https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7258-2997
Reeve, Joanne https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3184-7955
Scott, Sion https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7669-0632
Shepstone, Lee https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5524-7818
Warren, Fiona C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3833-0182
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Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR202345)
Article History
Received: 24 March 2025
Accepted: 22 February 2026
First Online: 7 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study has received approval from the Health Research Authority (HRA) and London—Harrow Research Ethics Committee (Reference: 24/LO/0123) and will be conducted in full conformity with relevant regulations and with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research (2017), which have their basis in the Declaration of Helsinki. Eligible patients will receive both written and oral study information before signing an informed consent form. Participants who lack mental capacity to provide consent will be enrolled via a personal or professional consultee who is able to provide favourable advice on the views and wishes of the person living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment, in relation to their participation. This study is sponsored by the University of Exeter (Reference: 2021–22-38), contact res-sponsor@exeter.ac.uk.
: Consent for the publication of de-identified data will be obtained from all individual participants included in the study. All co-authors provide consent for publication of this study protocol.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.