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Article History

Received: 5 February 2026

Accepted: 21 April 2026

First Online: 22 June 2026

Declarations

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: Written participant consent was obtained from all survey participants (elderly outpatients and their caregivers) in this research. The questionnaire surveys were approved by the Ethics Committee of Sakura Clinical Research Co. Ltd. (approval no.: S2023-1) and were conducted in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.