Sengul-Bag, Fatma https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7097-6266
Akyurek, Fikret https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8091-7737
Tuncez-Akyurek, Fatma https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9339-8331
Saylam-Kurtipek, Gülcan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3106-4280
Funding for this research was provided by:
Adiyaman University
Article History
Received: 23 November 2025
Accepted: 4 February 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
Declarations
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: The research protocol was approved by the local ethics committee of Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine (approval number: 2025/605). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The work described has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
: The authors declare no competing interests.