Salarvand, Shahin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3326-1624
Farzanpour, Farzad
Gharaei, Hasan Ahmadi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7485-1612
Article History
Received: 11 November 2023
Accepted: 15 February 2024
First Online: 19 February 2024
Declarations
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: All study stages were carried out per relevant guidelines and regulations. The written informed consent was obtained from all study participants. Although we included elderly patients who had eligibility criteria, after providing the necessary explanations, we asked them they sign the informed consent in the presence/with the assistance of their family caregiver. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences (Code No. IR.LUMS.REC.1401.02), and IRCT Id: IRCT20220530055029N1, First trial registration date: 20/07/2023, Trial Id: 63986.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.