Esmaeilpour, Maryam https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9911-542X
Kakoienejad, Mohammad Mahdi https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4658-0695
Hasanzadeh, Malihe https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0870-7433
Farazestanian, Marjaneh
Goodarzy, Babak https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4409-5936
Alenabi, Anita https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-9142
Article History
Received: 2 April 2025
Revised: 6 May 2025
Accepted: 13 May 2025
First Online: 24 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran (MUMS) (IR.MUMS.MEDICAL.REC.1400.829).
: Due to the retrospective nature of the study, we relied on written consent obtained at the time of admission for data usage, and the ethics committee waived the requirement for reconfirming consent.
: All authors consent for this article and its data to be shared publicly.
: Some authors are employed in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, but declare no competing interests otherwise.