Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Manchester
Article History
Received: 7 January 2024
Accepted: 23 December 2025
First Online: 14 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethics approval and consent to participate were obtained prior to distributing the questionnaire. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the relevant institutional ethics committee. A comprehensive ethical risk assessment determined that the research involved no risk or only minimal risk to participants. Participation in the study was entirely voluntary, and informed consent was obtained from all participants before data collection. Participants were assured of the confidentiality and anonymity of their responses, and they were informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences.
: Consent for publication was obtained from all participants involved in this study. Participants were informed that the data collected would be used for research and publication purposes in an anonymised form. No identifying information of any participant is included or will be disclosed in any reports, publications, or presentations arising from this study.
: All authors explicitly confirm the absence of any potential competing interests.