Cao, Peng
Eriss, Azadeh
Jomhouri, Fatemeh
Ghaffari, Mohammad Reza
Kaur Mehar Singh, Manjet
Khoshsaligheh, Masood
Article History
Received: 24 December 2024
Accepted: 31 May 2025
First Online: 21 June 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Approval was obtained from the ethics committee of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad on 20 October 2023 (Approval No. 3.14778.01) in terms of all data collection procedurs and human participation and contribution. The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent was obtained by the authors who were involved in data collection from all participants before the study began in November and December 2023. Participants were informed of their rights, including the ability to withdraw at any time without consequences. All procedures adhered to ethical guidelines for research involving human participants.