Funding for this research was provided by:
Regional project to improve the prevention of suicide provided by Akita Prefecture
JSPS KAKENHI (24K14081)
Article History
Received: 6 August 2025
Accepted: 1 April 2026
First Online: 11 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the Akita University Medical School (Approval No. 2920).
: All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation in this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.