Morales-Garzón, Sergio
Chilet-Rosell, Elisa
Delgado, Jessica Pinto
Barrera-Guarderas, Francisco
Puig-García, Marta
Sanchís-Ramón, Mª. José
Torres-Castillo, Ana Lucía
Parker, Lucy A.
Article History
Received: 9 July 2025
Accepted: 6 October 2025
First Online: 6 November 2025
Declarations
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: This project was conducted in adherence to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki for research involving human participants and complied with the ethical standards and regulations established by the Ecuador national guidelines for research involving human subjects.The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the project evaluation committee of Miguel Hernández University (UMH) (registration number 2018.291.E.OEP), the nationally accredited ethics committee at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE, reference 2019-27-MB) and ethical clearance was obtained from the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA, Ref. Ares (2018) 5827042-14/11/2018).All participants provided signed informed consent prior to participation, after being informed about the purpose of the study, procedures, potential risks and benefits, and their right to withdraw at any time. Consent also covered the use of image rights.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.