Shahbazkhani, Amir Hossein https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9050-7179
Shakki Katouli, Fatemeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3817-7827
Torabi, Sarah https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5187-5382
Zeinalkhani, Fahimeh
Khorasanizadeh, Faezeh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3048-1944
Torabi, Ala https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-0944
Karimi, Rana
Abbastabar, Hedayat
Article History
Received: 29 April 2026
Accepted: 18 August 2026
First Online: 21 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR.TUMS.IKHC.REC.1404.069). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before enrollment.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.