FitzGerald, Christine
Vaughan-Witts, Aoife
Barry, Louise
Corey, Gillian
Leahy, Fiona
Egan, Siobhán
Conway, Elaine
O’Connor, Margaret
Galvin, Rose
Funding for this research was provided by:
Student Research Bursary Award Student Research Bursary Award, University of Limerick
Article History
Received: 13 April 2023
Accepted: 25 September 2023
First Online: 30 September 2023
Declarations
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: No, I declare that the authors have no competing interests as defined by BMC, or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and/or discussion reported in this paper.
: This research study received Ethics approval from the Education and Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (2021_06_21_EHS (ER)) at the University of Limerick. The protocol was performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines. Ethical issues which were considered during the study included participant anonymity, confidentiality, and informed consent. Written informed consent was obtained from participants prior to taking part in the study. Participants were made aware that their interviews would be audio recorded and stored securely and safely on the researchers’ password-protected computer and filed as Participant 01, Participant 02 etc. to maintain participant anonymity. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.