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Authors
Natour Hleihel, Nidaa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7045-5989
Sperling, Daniel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4371-7736
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research (R/285/2021)
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Article History
Received: 5 July 2025
Accepted: 8 January 2026
First Online: 7 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and received ethical approval prior to data collection. Approval was granted by the University of Haifa’s Research Ethics Committee (Approval No. 254/22, dated July 17, 2022), as well as by the ethics committees of the participating medical centers:• EMMS Nazareth Hospital (Approval No. 55-22-EMMS)• Hadassah Medical Center (Approval No. HMO-0105-23)• Galilee Medical Center (Approval No. 0152-22-NHR)• Carmel Medical Center (Approval No. CMC-0160-22)• Hillel Yaffe Medical Center (Approval No. 0119-22-HYMC)• Soroka Medical Center (Approval No. 0103-23-SOR)Informed consent to participate was obtained orally from all participants prior to their interviews. Verbal consent was recorded at the beginning of each interview.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
