Liew, Seaw Jia
Wong, Melvyn Chung Pheng
Yi, Huso
Young, Doris Yee Ling
Hui, Richard Jor Yeong
Funding for this research was provided by:
National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUHSRO/2022/049/NUSMed/DFM/LOA)
National University Health Services Research Seed Grant (NUHSRO/2021/065/RO5+6/FMPCHSRGMar21/03)
Article History
Received: 10 April 2025
Accepted: 17 October 2025
First Online: 24 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study procedure was reviewed and approved by the National Healthcare Group Domain Specific Review Board based on Declaration of Helsinki and the ethical principles in the Belmont Report (DSRB Reference Number: 2022/00544). All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations by the ethics committee. Informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: Not applicable.
: S.J.L., M.C.P.W. and R.J.Y.H. declare that they have no known competing interests. D.Y.L.Y. as a member of the Editorial Board and H.Y. as an Editor declare no known competing interests and are not involved in decisions to publish this article.