Ayteki̇n Kanadlı, Keriman https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3468-241X
Olgun, Nermin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8704-4588
Sazak, Yasemin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9296-0719
Funding for this research was provided by:
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University
Article History
Received: 10 March 2026
Accepted: 27 May 2026
First Online: 5 June 2026
Declarations
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: No conflict of interest has been declared by the authors.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. Permission was obtained from the relevant institution where the study was conducted (08.05.2025/505708), and approval was obtained from the Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Ethics Approval No. 21.05.2025/23). In addition, verbal and written informed consent was obtained from the participants. This study was awarded the “Best Qualitative Study Award” at the 27th National Congress of Internal Medicine organized by the Turkish Society of Internal Medicine Specialists, held on 8–12 October 2025 in Bafra, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.