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Received: 13 April 2025

Accepted: 30 June 2025

First Online: 25 July 2025

Declarations

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: This study received ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of Sakarya University of Applied Sciences (Approval date: 20.02.2025, Approval number: 53/03). Before data collection, the researchers explained to the participants the purpose of the study, that voluntary participation was essential, that anonymity was guaranteed, and that their data would be used only for this study. Informed consent was taken from all participants. The patients were also allowed to withdraw from the study any time without stating any reason. The Declaration of Helsinki was adhered to throughout all phases of this study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.