Suresh, Amritha
T S, Guruprasad
Jaya, Sreejini
Article History
Received: 28 July 2025
Accepted: 15 October 2025
First Online: 14 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences (TIPS), Pallium India, Trivandrum (Approval No: TIPS/IEC-4/2024Frw). Prior to participation, telephonic informed consent was obtained from all the participants after providing them with complete information about the study. This study was conducted in adherence to the ethical principles outlined in the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research involving Human Participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.