Shahhosseini, Zohreh
Kalvani, Negin
Nikbakht, Roya
Shiadeh, Malihe Nourollahpour
Article History
Received: 9 January 2025
Accepted: 22 July 2026
First Online: 1 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval was obtained from the Mazandaran University of Medical Science (IR.MAZUMS.REC.1401.399), adhered to the declaration of Helsinki and written informed consent was secured from each participant after a thorough explanation of the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.