Şimşek, Bıradost Boran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9087-2296
Şahin, Hatice https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5200-7533
Yıldız, İsmail https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5505-838X
Ekşi, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1559-6057
Article History
Received: 17 April 2026
Accepted: 18 August 2026
First Online: 28 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with ethical guidelines and the principles of the Helsinki Declaration for research involving human participants. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ege University Medical Research Ethics Committee with decision number 24-2.1T/24 dated February 22, 2024. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. Participants were assured of their anonymity and informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time without facing any negative consequences.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.