CRediT contribution statement
Dwayne Boyers (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9786-8118): Conceptualisation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – reviewing and editing.
Moira Cruickshank (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5182-884X): Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft.
Mohammad Azharuddin (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5790-3567): Methodology, Data curation, Writing – original draft.
Paul Manson (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1405-1795): Methodology, Resources.
Carl Counsell (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0994-3561): Supervision, Writing – reviewing and editing.
Diane Swallow (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6622-7839): Supervision, Writing – reviewing and editing.
Miriam Brazzelli (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7576-6751): Conceptualisation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – reviewing and editing.
Data-sharing statement
This is an evidence synthesis and economic evaluation; all quantitative data are presented in the text or contained within tables, figures, and appendices. No new data, suitable for data sharing have been created in the preparation of this synthesis. All queries should be submitted to the corresponding author for consideration.
Ethics statement
This report focuses on secondary research evidence. No primary research data were collected as part of this project, and ethics approval was not required.
Information governance statement
The University of Aberdeen is committed to handling all personal information in line with the UK Data Protection Act (2018) and the General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) 2016/679. However, no personal data (information that can identify a living individual) were accessed or processed during the course of this project.
Disclosure of interests
Full disclosure of interests: Completed ICMJE forms for all authors, including all related interests, are available in the toolkit on the NIHR Journals Library report publication page at https://doi.org/10.3310/QLAS8524.
Primary conflicts of interest: Dwayne Boyers reports receiving grants from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) for conducting clinical trials.
Carl Counsell reports funding from NHS Grampian Charities and the RS Macdonald Trust. Miriam Brazzelli reports funding from the NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme (Evidence Synthesis Groups) and membership in the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Commissioning Committee (2023–8). The remaining authors declare no competing interests.
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