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Article History

Received: 18 August 2025

Accepted: 30 April 2026

First Online: 5 June 2026

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: This study was conducted in accordance with the Regulations on Ethical Principles in Scientific Research of the Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. According to “Target respondents” of these regulations, non-interventional survey research that does not involve clinical procedures, the collection of sensitive personal data, or participant identification is exempt from formal ethics committee review. The present study met these exemption criteria, as it involved anonymous, voluntary survey participation without the collection of personally identifiable or sensitive health information. Therefore, under institutional policy, the research was formally exempt from ethics committee approval. All procedures adhered to the principles of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Full details of the faculty’s regulations can be accessed here: .

: All participants received an electronic information sheet describing the study objectives, voluntary nature of participation, confidentiality safeguards, and the right to withdraw at any time without penalty. Written informed consent was obtained electronically through the survey platform (Google Forms) by requiring participants to tick a consent checkbox prior to accessing the questionnaire. Data collection took place between 15 March and 15 April 2024, and no personally identifiable information (names, email addresses, IP addresses) was recorded. All responses were anonymized prior to statistical analysis.