Park, Dasol
Cheong, Moon Joo
Jun, Hyungsun
Uhm, Jungah
Youn, Inae
Leem, Jungtae
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation of Korea grant (RS-2022-NR072366)
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (RS-2025-02221764)
National Medical Center, Republic of Korea (NMC_I_2019_005)
Article History
Received: 8 May 2025
Accepted: 8 September 2025
First Online: 3 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study followed the Declaration of Helsinki. Before each interview, an information sheet outlining the study objectives and participants’ rights was provided, and participants gave written informed consent. This study was approved by the Institute of Review Board of National Medical Center on April 4, 2019 (IRB No. H-1903-100-004). The protocol of this study was registered in the Clinical Research Information System (CRIS, Registration number, KCT003861) on April 22, 2019.
: All data included in this manuscript were utilized for academic presentation and publication based on prior written consent obtained from the research participants. This study was carefully designed to ensure that individuals cannot be identified, and we have confirmed that all relevant stakeholders provided their consent for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.