Funding for this research was provided by:
Sheffield Hallam University
Article History
Received: 7 January 2021
Accepted: 5 May 2021
First Online: 22 July 2021
Declarations
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: The research was reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of Sheffield Hallam University, reference number ER12959967. All participants were given an information sheet containing full details of the research before the data collection process and were asked to sign an informed consent sheet before the focus group and each interview. Participants were also asked to give explicit consent to be audio recorded, and for anonymised quotations to be used in reports and publications. Interview participants were offered a £25 shopping voucher as a thank you for their time for each interview, and travel and refreshment expenses were given to all participants. At the outset of the focus group, participants were reminded to keep the details of the discussion confidential and to be respectful of each other’s views. All participants were reminded of their right to withdraw at any time, and to refuse to answer any questions. All transcripts were carefully anonymised, and the PPI contributors were invited to review the write-up of their own interviews to check they were happy with the level of anonymisation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.