Sagun, Karen S.
Muego, Paul Edward N.
Aguila, Maria Eliza R.
Article History
Received: 29 November 2025
Accepted: 22 April 2026
First Online: 9 May 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the University of the Philippines Manila Review Ethics Board (UPMREB 2022-0461-01). The research was conducted in compliance with the ethical standards outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and the National Ethical Guidelines for Health and Health-Related Research (NEGHHRR). Age-appropriate consent and assent procedures were adhered to for all participants.
: Both the children and their parents gave permission for the publication of images and artwork.
: The primary author is the Director of QC Kabahagi Center for Children with Disabilities. Since the primary author is affiliated with the center, this may be seen as a potential conflict of interest. To manage this, the researcher followed the protocols for recruitment, data collection, and analysis. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to report.