Accepted for Publication: February 28, 2022.
Published: April 18, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.7639
Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. © 2022 Butler CR et al. JAMA Network Open.
Corresponding Author: Catherine R. Butler, MD, MA, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 (cathb@uw.edu).
Author Contributions: Dr Butler had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Butler, Webster, Diekema, Gray, Sakata, Tonelli.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Butler, Webster, Diekema, Gray, Tonelli, Vranas.
Drafting of the manuscript: Butler, Vranas.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
Statistical analysis: Butler.
Obtained funding: Butler.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Butler, Gray, Sakata, Tonelli.
Supervision: Butler, Diekema.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US government.
Additional Contributions: The authors would like to acknowledge Josh Edrich, MPH (Northwest Healthcare Response Network), for his contributions to study coordination. They also thank the study participants, whose efforts made this work possible. The contributor and participants were not compensated for this work.
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