Zamani-Nezhad, Leila https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0262-2194
Nekoei-Moghadam, Mahmood https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1248-8755
Amiresmaili, Mohammadreza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9137-5873
Akbar Haghdoost, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-4849
Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Vahid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8009-470X
Article History
Received: 22 January 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 4 March 2026
Declarations
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: Informed consent was obtained from all participants before data collection began. Participants were assured of the confidentiality of their information, which was to be used exclusively for research purposes. They were also informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any time.This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences under the code IR.KMU.REC.1402.414 (approval number 402000532) as part of the first author’s doctoral project. All participants provided informed consent prior to participating in the study. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines from the ethical committee whose principles are based on Helsinki Declarations.
: The authors declare no competing interests.