Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Malta
Article History
Received: 21 December 2024
Accepted: 7 April 2025
First Online: 23 April 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Faculty Research Ethics Committee (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta) on 24 June 2024 (MED- 2024–00103). Research governance approval was obtained from the University of Malta and Mater Dei Hospital.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.