Gemo, Helder https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0256-8304
Gorgulho, Ana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2031-2357
Bartilotti, Francisca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6088-829X
Mbanze, Dara https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7636-0748
Figueiredo, Cristóvão https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-9963
Fragoso, Joana https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5566-9981
Nunes, Sofia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6794-7272
Coutinho, Daniel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-5576
Azevedo, Carlos https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9297-0938
Teixeira, Tiago https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3819-0347
Oliveira, Andre https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8576-1347
Malheiro, Luis https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6938-4514
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade de Aveiro
Article History
Accepted: 3 July 2026
First Online: 17 July 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
Ethical Approval: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia/Espinho, under approval number (ref. 260/2024-1) on 4 February 2025.
Informed Consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.