Aragona, Pasquale
Barabino, Stefano
Akbas, Ertugrul
Ryan, Robert
Landini, Linda
Marini, Maria G.
Fiorencis, Alessandra
Cappuccio, Antonietta
Leonardi, Andrea
Vercesi, Antonio
Frisina, Rino
Bandello, Francesco
Berchicci, Luigi
Aragona, Emanuela
Semeraro, Francesco
Romano, Vito
Di Carlo, Igor
Reibaldi, Michele
Ghilardi, Andrea
De Cillà, Stefano
Marchini, Giorgio
Tognetto, Daniele
Fontana, Luigi
Versura, Piera
D’Eliseo, Domenico
Mularoni, Alessandro
Cagini, Carlo
Mencucci, Rita
Coassin, Marco
Di Zazzo, Antonio
Rizzo, Stanislao
Fasciani, Romina
Gualdi, Luca
Cusumano, Andrea
Spadea, Leopoldo
Cantera, Emily
Scorcia, Vincenzo
Giannaccare, Giuseppe
Rosa, Pasquale
Troisi, Salvatore
Provenzano, Antonio
Simonelli, Francesca
Marullo, Michele
Ciracì, Lorenza
Costagliola, Ciro
Primavera, Vito
Gagliano, Caterina
Pinna, Antonio
Giovanni, Alessio
Boscia, Francesco
Gelso, Aldo
Mastropasqua, Leonardo
Bonfiglio, Enza
Rolando, Maurizio
Bonini, Stefano
Article History
Received: 26 June 2024
Accepted: 5 September 2024
First Online: 28 September 2024
Declarations
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: The study was funded by Bausch + Lomb. Bausch + Lomb also provided funding for publications costs, including the journal’s Rapid Service Fee.
: Bausch + Lomb provided financial support for this publication, including writing and editorial assistance by Lee-Jay Bannister PhD (Illuminate Medical, UK).
: Pasquale Aragona, Linda Landini, Maria G Marini, Alessandra Fiorencis, Maurizio Rolando, and Stefano Bonini contributed to study conception and design. Pasquale Aragona, Stefano Barabino, Ertugrul Akbas, Robert Ryan, Linda Landini, Maria G Marini, Alessandra Fiorencis, Antonietta Cappuccio, Andrea Leonardi, Antonio Vercesi, Rino Frisina, Francesco Bandello, Luigi Berchicci, Emanuela Aragona, Francesco Semeraro, Vito Romano, Igor Di Carlo, Michele Reibaldi, Andrea Ghilardi, Stefano De Cillà, Giorgio Marchini, Daniele Tognetto, Luigi Fontana, Piera Versura, Domenico D’Eliseo, Alessandro Mularoni, Carlo Cagini, Rita Mencucci, Marco Coassin, Antonio Di Zazzo, Stanislao Rizzo, Romina Fasciani, Luca Gualdi, Andrea Cusumano, Leopoldo Spadea, Emily Cantera, Vincenzo Scorcia, Giuseppe Giannaccare, Pasquale Rosa, Salvatore Troisi, Antonio Provenzano, Francesca Simonelli, Michele Marullo, Lorenza Ciracì, Ciro Costagliola, Vito Primavera, Caterina Gagliano, Antonio Pinna, Alessio Giovanni, Boscia Francesco, Aldo Gelso, Leonardo Mastropasqua, Enza Bonfiglio, Maurizio Rolando, Stefano Bonini contributed to data collection. Maria G Marini, Alessandra Fiorencis, and Antonietta Cappuccio performed data analysis; all authors contributed to data validation and critical interpretation of research findings. Alessandra Fiorencis and Antonietta Cappuccio provided a first draft of the manuscript; all authors contributed to a critical revision and approved the final submitted version of the manuscript.
: Ertugrul Akbas, Linda Landini, and Robert Ryan were employees of Bausch + Lomb at the time of this study and development of the manuscript. Maria G Marini, Alessandra Fiorencis, Antonietta Cappuccio were employees of ISTUD S.r.l., Healthcare Area at the time of this study and development of the manuscript. Pasquale Aragona, Stefano Barabino, Andrea Leonardi, Antonio Vercesi, Rino Frisina, Francesco Bandello, Luigi Berchicci, Emanuela Aragona, Francesco Semeraro, Vito Romano, Igor Di Carlo, Michele Reibaldi, Andrea Ghilardi, Stefano De Cillà, Giorgio Marchini, Daniele Tognetto, Luigi Fontana, Piera Versura, Domenico D’Eliseo, Alessandro Mularoni, Carlo Cagini, Rita Mencucci, Marco Coassin, Antonio Di Zazzo, Stanislao Rizzo, Romina Fasciani, Luca Gualdi, Andrea Cusumano, Leopoldo Spadea, Emily Cantera, Vincenzo Scorcia, Giuseppe Giannaccare, Pasquale Rosa, Salvatore Troisi, Antonio Provenzano, Francesca Simonelli, Michele Marullo, Lorenza Ciracì, Ciro Costagliola, Vito Primavera, Caterina Gagliano, Antonio Pinna, Alessio Giovanni, Boscia Francesco, Aldo Gelso, Leonardo Mastropasqua, Enza Bonfiglio, Maurizio Rolando, Stefano Bonini report no conflicts associated with this work.
: The project was performed according to the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethical Committee of the Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico (Rome, Italy) in October 2022 (protocol ID PAR 68.22 OSS). Participants provided web-based informed consent before accessing the online survey and the narrative collection and after being briefed on the project purposes and personal data handling procedures, according to the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (EU) 2016/679 and the Italian Law 196/2003. All web-based informed consent forms included the publication of anonymised responses and narratives. Furthermore, participants were informed that the online platform used in the research operates on a European server that adheres to EU regulations, thereby precluding the collection of potentially sensitive digital data.
: All data generated during this study are included in this published article and supplementary information files. All datasets used and analysed during the research are available in Italian from the corresponding author. Please contact the corresponding author for any data clarification questions.