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Article History

Received: 1 December 2024

Accepted: 30 January 2025

First Online: 10 February 2025

Declarations

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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical rules of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki). Approval for this study was given by the Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Clinical Research Ethics Committee, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (decision no: 11.08.2023/343). As the study was conducted online, participants were presented with a text as the first questionnaire question, which included important information such as the purpose of the study, its content, data collection process, confidentiality policies, and the voluntary nature of participation. After this information, participants were asked whether they agreed to participate. This question included obtaining informed consent (with an opt-out option), and participants who clicked the “I agree” button were considered to have given their consent, after which the survey questions of the study were presented to them.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.