Allawy, Mohamed Elsayed Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3779-337X
Mohamed, Heba AlKotb https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2529-3957
Gouda, Rania Abdel Khalik https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0902-1352
Alkaabi, Ohood Ali
Khalil, Hadeer Hussien Soliman https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8062-8263
Ibrahim, Mona Hassan
Article History
Received: 12 May 2026
Accepted: 17 July 2026
First Online: 27 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval was obtained from the research ethics committee, faculty of nursing, and Suez canal University (Research code: 297; approved November 2024). All participants were informed about the purpose and procedures of the study before participation. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant, and involvement in the study was entirely voluntary. Participants were assured that they could withdraw at any time without any academic, professional, or personal consequences. The study did not include clinical trials or invasive procedures. All research activities were carried out in accordance with the approved ethical protocol, the regulations of the university’s ethics committee, and the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and its later revisions.
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