Wilson, Sarah
Beswick, Emily
Morrell, Rachel
Bhogal, Sharandeep
Tolley, Clare
Whitfield, Tim
Wing, Kieran
Mc Ardle, Riona
Hassan, Nehal
Walker, Zuzana
Slight, Sarah
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alzheimer’s Research UK
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR205190)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR 301677)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR205190)
NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre
Article History
Received: 5 September 2024
Accepted: 11 July 2025
First Online: 29 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was granted by the Health Research Authority (HRA) and Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) (Integrated Research Approval System (IRAS) ID 289028: REC reference 22/EM/0062). Every participant provided written and verbal consent to participate. Participants were not remunerated after taking part in the study. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) [ ] were followed throughout this project, and the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist was completed [ ].
: Written consent to publish any anonymized data was obtained from the participants before the interview. Direct quotations used in the analysis are not identifiable by name but correspond with the participant’s identification number. Participants were fully informed of the anonymization process.
: The corresponding author, Prof. Sarah Slight, is an Associated Editor at BMC Medical informatics and decision making.