Brandão, Isabel
Silva, Roberto
Gomes, Bárbara
Almeida, Jorge R.
Oliveira, João Paulo
Alencastre, Inês S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (2022.04524.PTDC)
Universidade do Porto
Article History
Received: 9 September 2025
Accepted: 17 December 2025
First Online: 21 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The research protocol was approved by the institutional Health Ethics Commission (reference number CE-04-2023) and Data Protection Officer of São João Local Health Unit and University Hospital Centre (CHUSJ), Porto, Portugal.