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Authors
Tang, Yi
Chen, Qingrong
Lei, Victoria Lai Cheng
Li, Defeng
Xu, Jie
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade de Macau (CRG2021-00001-ICI)
Universidade de Macau (CRG2021-00001-ICI)
Universidade de Macau (CPG2025-00042-FAH)
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Article History
Received: 7 November 2024
Accepted: 10 February 2026
First Online: 28 February 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Macau (Approval No. BSERE21-APP014-ICI; 13 August 2021). The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: (1) For the online survey, an informed consent statement outlining the study purpose, procedures, and academic use of the data was presented at the beginning of the questionnaire. The online survey employed convenience sampling. Participants were informed that the participation was voluntary and anonymous prior to participation. The consent was granted from September 22 to December 15, 2023. (2) For the interviews, written informed consent was obtained from participants by signature prior to participation. Participants were informed about the purpose of the study, the voluntary nature of participation, and the use of their anonymised data for academic research and publication. The consent was granted from September 24 to December 10, 2023.
