Vale-Fernandes, Emídio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2967-2666
Moreira, Mafalda V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5558-8337
Bernardino, Raquel L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1941-6634
Sousa, Daniela https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8170-9941
Brandão, Raquel https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8030-0702
Leal, Carla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6881-724X
Barreiro, Márcia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8849-0862
Monteiro, Mariana P. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0662-1831
Article History
Received: 30 March 2025
Accepted: 24 June 2025
First Online: 7 July 2025
Declarations
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: All patients enrolled in the study provided written informed consent to participate. This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was authorized by the Ethics Committee of the Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António (ULSSA) / Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) [2020.119(097-DEFI/099-CE)].
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All authors declare no conflicts of interest. The funding institutions had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
: Not applicable.