Cassidy, Irene
Doody, Owen
Meskell, Pauline
Article History
Received: 11 February 2022
Accepted: 11 November 2022
First Online: 23 December 2022
Declarations
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: The research protocol was approved by University Hospital Limerick Research Ethics Committee, Limerick, Ireland who also provided approval to undertake the research. This approval was based on the ethical principles of beneficience/non-maleficience, justice, and autonomy. Informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study. Consistent with ethical standards, participants were informed of the nature of the study, the researcher’s responsibilities, and their right to decline to partake in the study or withdraw at any time without risk of incurring penalties or prejudicial treatment. All participants consented to complete the survey based on the invitation letter, information sheet and return of completed questionnaire. Research methods were carried out in accordance with relevant regulations and Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines [CitationRef removed].
: Is not required as all participants are unidentified and there are no individual details reported within the manuscript.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.