Mergen, Merve https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-7739
Akpınar, Aslıhan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1790-3973
Kavas, Mustafa Volkan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1252-3469
Article History
Received: 13 May 2026
Accepted: 22 September 2026
First Online: 26 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Kocaeli University Ethics Committee (protocol KÜ GOKAEK-2021/7.23). All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Participants were informed about the study and the confidentiality of their data, and they provided written informed consent prior to participation.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.