J R, Abishek https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-7552
Kanniappan, Vadivelan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2088-9874
S, Karthikeyan https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8172-933X
S, Shrisruthi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6153-7352
Funding for this research was provided by:
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Article History
Received: 25 November 2024
Accepted: 4 May 2026
First Online: 18 May 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The entire study complied with Helsinki’s declaration. The study was approved by the Institution Ethics Committee of SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (SRM MCH & RC) with approval number 8314/IEC/2022 on 25.03.2022. Informed consent form for participation was taken from all the participants of the study.
: Prior to enrolment, participants were explained about the research. Voluntary willingness and consent to publication was obtained from the participants.
: The final version of the 24-item scale was copyrighted under the Copyright Office, Government of India, with registration number L-154744/2024.