Karimi, Salah Eddin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1542-0214
Ahmadi, Sina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7553-8206
SoleimanvandiAzar, Neda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9840-5588
Rampisheh, Zahra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6401-9654
Nojomi, Marzieh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4330-3522
Sepahvand, Elham https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7224-8601
Tavangar, Fateh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4815-9294
Tehrani-Banihashemi, Seyed Arash https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6911-9817
Tayefi, Batool https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0913-7324
Higgs, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5587-5379
Funding for this research was provided by:
Iran University of Medical Sciences,Iran (1401-1-90-23238)
Article History
Received: 30 April 2025
Accepted: 12 June 2025
First Online: 11 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted following the principle of the Declaration of Helsinki. Verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants, and interviews were recorded only with their permission. Participants were ensured that their personal information will remain confidential, and they were informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (IR.IUMS.REC.1401.447).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.