Zeng, Yi-Yun https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6290-2957
Chen, Wen-Ling https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3436-3355
Tan, Jimmy Wei Hwa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2561-5146
Lin, Shih-Chun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8298-0334
Yen, Kuan-Yi
Chou, Fan-Hao https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1756-5054
Zimmerman, Peta-Anne https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3764-1277
Article History
Received: 29 August 2024
Accepted: 31 December 2024
First Online: 27 January 2025
Declarations
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: Our study was approved by the Human Subjects Committee of Tainan Municipal An-Nan Hospital-China Medical University (approval no. TMANH111-REC007). All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation in the study. The first author verbally explained to the participants the purpose of the study, methods, confidentiality measures in data collection and processing, potential benefits and risks, allowing the participants to autonomously decide whether to participate without coercion. After obtaining the participants’ agreement and their signatures on the consent forms, data collection commenced. Participants were informed that they had the right to withdraw from the study at any point without affecting their rights to medical care.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.