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Article History

Received: 4 July 2025

Accepted: 22 September 2025

First Online: 6 October 2025

Declarations

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: Approval to conduct the study was granted by the Ethics Committee of the State Chamber of Medicine in Rhineland Palatinate (clearance number 2020–15537). Participation was voluntary and anonymous. Written informed consent was obtained at the start of the questionnaire. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare the following potential conflict of interest which did not influence the project, the results or the present publication at any time. The project was funded by the BGW - Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspflege (Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in Health and Welfare Services). The BGW is responsible for the health concerns of the target group investigated in the present study, namely nurses. Prof. Dr. A.N. is head of the Department for Occupational Medicine, Hazardous Substances and Health Science of the BGW and co-author of this publication. All other authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article.