Mansouri, Asieh
Amini-Rarani, Mostafa
Bahrani, Saeide
Jozan, Mahnaz
Babadi, Maryam Eghbali
Hoseinkhani, Ramesh
Khosravi, Alireza
Ahmadi, Hamzeh
Bagherikholenjani, Fahimeh
Article History
Received: 1 July 2025
Accepted: 25 October 2025
First Online: 21 November 2025
Declarations
:
: The study was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The Ethics Committee of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences approved the study (proprietary ID, IR.ARI.MUI.REC.1401.303). All participant received detailed information about the purpose of the study and the voluntary nature of participation, before starting the study. The participants were assured that they could withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences. The right to refuse to answer specific questions, to maintain the confidentiality of their information and to be anonymous was explained. Personal information and research data were stored separately with strict access controls so that only the primary researcher had access to the complete data set. Personal data will be destroyed after study completion, while other research data will be stored securely for future research, in accordance with data protection regulations. Informed written consent was obtained from all study participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.