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Article History

Received: 27 October 2025

Accepted: 16 March 2026

First Online: 20 March 2026

Declarations

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: According to the guidelines of the Ethics Committee of the University of Brescia (DR. 863/2025 prot. n. 307740/2025) and the General Authorisation to Process Personal Data for Scientific Research Purposes issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority (2012), this study fell within a category of anonymous, non-interventional survey research on adults that does not require formal committee approval, as it does not involve the collection of sensitive personal health data. All participants were informed about the study aims and procedures, assured of confidentiality, and provided electronic informed consent prior to participation. Participation was entirely voluntary, and respondents could withdraw at any time without consequence. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant national data protection regulations.

: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain data from any individual person in any form (including individual details, images, or videos).

: The authors declare no competing interests.