Mirghafourvand, Mojgan
Alivand, Zahra
Mousavi, Shokoufe
Shariatzadeh, Poonak
Hajizadeh, Khadije
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR.TBZMED.REC.1403.451)
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR.TBZMED.REC.1403.451)
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR.TBZMED.REC.1403.451)
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR.TBZMED.REC.1403.451)
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR.TBZMED.REC.1403.451)
Article History
Received: 4 December 2025
Accepted: 14 September 2026
First Online: 16 September 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved the Ethics Committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (code: IR.TBZMED.REC.1403.451). Written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The study complies with the World Medical Association Helsinki Declaration regarding the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects. The study protocol was developed following the COSMIN checklist. The principles of anonymity and confidentiality were applied and the participants were provided with the results upon their request.