Yarahmadi, Sajad
Sepahvand, Elham
Delshad, Elham Shahidi
Moradi, Behzad
Cheraghian, Tayebeh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deputy of Research and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran
Article History
Received: 22 August 2025
Accepted: 23 October 2025
First Online: 18 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran (Approval Code: IR.LUMS.REC.1403.398; date of approval: January 7, 2025). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
: Not applicable.
: Artificial intelligence tools were not used for data analysis. However, AI-assistedlanguage models (ChatGPT, OpenAI) were used solely for languageediting, academic phrasing, and translation support. All intellectual content,interpretations, and conclusions are the authors’ own.
: The authors declare no competing interests.