Şahin, Ayşe https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0112-2371
Kılıç Barmanpek, Nermin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-0662
Demirel, Cihat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9556-4666
Article History
Accepted: 24 July 2025
First Online: 14 August 2025
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: The study was approved by Clinical Research Ethics Committee of a university in Türkiye (Decision No: HRÜ.23.24.31 and Date: December 25, 2023), and the relevant institutional permissions were obtained. The patients included in the study were informed about the purpose of the study, the method of application, and the expected results. They were also informed about the possibility of withdrawing from the study at any time and provided with written and verbal consent forms. The ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki were considered at all stages of the study.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.