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Article History

Received: 17 January 2025

Accepted: 23 April 2025

First Online: 29 April 2025

Declarations

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: We obtained authorization to administer our study from the Ethics Committee and the Board of Directors and Administration of the Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Occidental E.P.E. (CHLO). Our study was conducted in compliance with the ethical principles set out in the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent to participate was obtained from all of the participants in this study. All interviewed patients were asked to provide verbal and written consent to participate in the research. Patients were given a form to sign that would confirm their consent to participate in the research along with the questionnaire sent by mail or e-mail. Patients were informed that all gathered data were to be confidential and anonymous and would be used only in the framework of the research. Participation was voluntary and each participant had the right at any time to interrupt or stop filling in the survey without any explanation and penalties.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.