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Article History

Received: 3 April 2025

Accepted: 6 October 2025

First Online: 5 December 2025

Declarations

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: No formal approval from an ethics committee or institutional review board (IRB) was obtained. The study involved adult participants discussing non-sensitive topics in focus group settings and did not include any medical procedures, sensitive data, or vulnerable groups. Based on this, an ethics application was considered unnecessary at the time of data collection. The research was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.

: All participants were recruited by a professional market research agency and agreed to participate in accordance with the agency’s data protection and participation procedures. At the beginning of each focus group, verbal consent to video and audio recording was obtained by the moderator.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Clinical trial number: not applicable.