Braga-Pontes, Cátia
Ferreira, Patrícia V.
Barros, Neuza
Vieito, Leonel
Lages, Marlene
Simões-Dias, Sara
Torre, Sophie Bucher Della
Guarino, Maria P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Seed Money from CCISP-HES-SO
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (UID/05704/2023, UID/05704/2023, UID/05704/2023, UID/05704/2023, UID/05704/2023, UID/05704/2023, UID/05704/2023)
Article History
Received: 26 March 2025
Accepted: 26 August 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted according to the guidelines laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and all procedures involving research study participants were approved by the Ethical Committee of Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Written informed consent was obtained from all the parents of children enrolled in the study and a verbal assent was obtained from all children.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (CE/IPLEIRIA/11/2019) and by the Service of Research in Education in Geneva, Switzerland (research number 584).