Mansouri-Roudi, Faezeh
Hasani, Solmaz
Vojoohi, Shohre
Sadeghi, Masoumeh
Afsharianfar, Mostafa
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 8 May 2026
Accepted: 10 August 2026
First Online: 14 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted as a dissertation project by the Board of Internal Medicine, in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (Project number: 4022684, Ethical Approval Code: IR.MUMS.MEDICAL.REC.1403.181, Approval Date: June 1st, 2024). Participants’ privacy and confidentiality were maintained throughout the research process. After a detailed explanation of the study objectives and procedures, written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.