Yıldız, Ezgi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7261-0129
Taskin Yilmaz, Feride https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0568-5902
Karagözoğlu, Şerife https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9558-0786
Funding for this research was provided by:
Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Article History
Accepted: 10 February 2025
First Online: 14 March 2025
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Before starting the study, written permission was obtained from the Sivas Cumhuriyet University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (decision no: 2023–09/02 and 2024–05/46). Permission was obtained from the hospital where the research was conducted. The study data were collected by the researchers using the face-to-face interview technique. Before the study, it was explained to the participants that the data obtained would only be used within the scope of the study and that confidentiality would be strictly ensured. The completion of the data forms took approximately 15–20 min. Permission to use the scales used in the study was obtained from their authors via e-mail.