Lai, Jhen-Wu
Hu, Ya-Han
Bai, Ya-Mei
Shen, Cheng-Che
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Article History
Received: 5 August 2025
Accepted: 18 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Taichung Veterans General Hospital (IRB number: SE22066A). All participants provided written informed consent after receiving details on the study’s purpose, procedures, potential risks and benefits, confidentiality measures, and their voluntary participation rights.
: The authors declare no competing interests.