Lopes, Sofia https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3513-8155
Silva, Margarida
Carapinha, Duarte
Varanda, Sara
Costa, Cristina
Article History
Received: 13 December 2025
Accepted: 5 January 2026
First Online: 23 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study followed international ethical standards, including the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, the CIOMS guidelines, and the European Union Good Clinical Practice framework. It was approved as a non-interventional study by the Ethics Committees and Data Protection Officers of both participating centers (ULS Braga: Ref. 156/2025; ULS Amadora/Sintra: Ref. 086/2025) and by the Ethics Committee for Life and Health Sciences Research (CEICVS) of the University of Minho. All data were processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
: The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this work.