About the Authors

Tracey McConnell

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

T.mcconnell@qub.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

David Scott

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

Geoffrey Wong

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Loreena Hill

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University, Londonderry, United Kingdom

Miriam J. Johnson

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Yvonne Millerick

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Joy Ross

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham, London, United Kingdom

Clea Atkinson

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Palliative and Supportive Care Department, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Linda Cooper

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Patient and Public Involvement, Independent Representative, Belfast, Northern Ireland

John Burden

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Patient and Public Involvement Network members, British Heart Foundation, London, United Kingdom

Rachel Campbell

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Dundonald, Belfast, United Kingdom

Andrew Kerr

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Dundonald, Belfast, United Kingdom

Honey Thomas

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Joanne Reid

Contributed equally to this work with: Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Geoffrey Wong, Loreena Hill, Miriam J. Johnson, Yvonne Millerick, Joy Ross, Clea Atkinson, Linda Cooper, John Burden, Rachel Campbell, Andrew Kerr, Honey Thomas, Joanne Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.