Ashayeri, Hamidreza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2593-9810
Balafar, Moloud https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3097-6042
Ebrahimi, Amir
Soleimanpour, Hassan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-4096
Hajipoor-Kashgsaray, Nasim https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-8358
Shahsavarinia, Kavous https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7359-4880
Salehi-Pourmehr, Hanieh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9030-2106
Article History
Received: 20 July 2024
Accepted: 26 September 2025
First Online: 24 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study meets international ethical standards, including the Declaration of Helsinki, and was approved by the Iranian national ethical committee (IR.TBZMED.REC.1402.333). This study was not registered in the International Prospective Registry of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.