Bélanger, Amélie
Beaudet, Line
Rochette, Samuel
Houle, Julie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fondation Santé de Trois-Rivières
Article History
Received: 11 June 2025
Accepted: 10 August 2026
First Online: 12 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki and was carried out retrospectively by analyzing the health records of patients meeting the inclusion criteria. This type of study corresponds more to a practice evaluation process where patient consent is not considered necessary according to the 2018 Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2). This study was approved by the Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et Services Sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ) Research Ethics Board (MP-29-2022-606, 845) and the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) Research Ethics Board (CER-22-289-10.03).
Consent for publication: Not Applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.