Napolitano, Daniele
Bozzetti, Mattia
Lo Cascio, Alessio
Longobucco, Yari
Magi, Camilla Elena
Iovino, Paolo
Vellone, Ercole
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Article History
Received: 11 November 2025
Accepted: 28 April 2026
First Online: 7 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Lazio 3 Regional Ethics Committee (protocol number 0023486/23; 02 August 2023). All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committees, as well as the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its subsequent amendments. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
: All participants (patients and caregivers) provided written informed consent to take part in the study.
: Not applicable. No individual or identifiable participant data are included in this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: During manuscript preparation, the authors used ChatGPT (OpenAI, San Francisco, CA, USA) exclusively to refine language, improve readability, and ensure stylistic and grammatical accuracy. The tool was not used to generate or interpret scientific content. All authors thoroughly reviewed and edited the manuscript after AI assistance and take full responsibility for the integrity, accuracy, and originality of its scientific content.