Funding
This study was funded by the Alberta Innovates’ Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System (PRIHS). This funding organization did not have any role in the design of the study; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or the decision to approve the publication of the finished manuscript. Bio-K + ® provided the probiotics to the integrated health region at a reduced cost. They did not have any role in the design of the study; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or the decision to approve the publication of the finished manuscript.