Almeida, Telma Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-7809
Ifrim, Ionela Catalina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6721-5845
Matos, Ana Francisca https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1313-5103
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/04585/2020)
Article History
Received: 6 February 2025
Accepted: 7 November 2025
First Online: 18 December 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The Egas Moniz School of Health and Science Ethics Committee approved the present research. All procedures followed the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All participants were informed about the study’s content and aims, their anonymity, and their voluntary participation. Informed consent was obtained from all participants.