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Article History

Received: 24 October 2023

Accepted: 19 September 2024

First Online: 10 October 2024

Declarations

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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the  TUMS (IR.TUMS.SPH.REC.1395.1542). The personal information of all participants was guaranteed. In addition, before starting the study and conducting interviews with the experts and elderly participating in the study, informed consent was obtained from all individuals and/or their legal guardian(s). In addition, in the qualitative phase, voices of participants were recorded with their permission, and instead of their names, specific codes were used in the interview texts. All measures and activities in this study were performed based on accepted scientific principles and ethical considerations in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations (Declaration of Helsinki).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.