Tarantino, Vincenza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5836-3811
Santostefano, Alessia
Catania, Angela
Giordano, Sandra
Montalto, Giovanna
Calistro, Federica
Oliveri, Massimiliano
Turriziani, Patrizia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Article History
Received: 24 June 2025
Accepted: 23 January 2026
First Online: 14 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: The entire research protocol adhered to the principles of Declaration of Helsinki and was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Palermo (protocol n. 48/2021).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.