Karam Ahmed, Eman
Salah Kamel, Nadia
Ibrahim Salman, Manal
Mostafa Abaza, Nouran
Galal Moussa, Salwa
Article History
Received: 13 July 2025
Revised: 4 October 2025
Accepted: 6 October 2025
First Online: 17 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of the faculty of medicine (approval number: MS88/2024).Participants were enrolled from the rheumatology clinic, with written informed consent obtained from each prior to participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest related to this study, with the exception that Dr. Salwa Galal Moussa serves as an Associate Editor, and Dr. Nouran Mostafa Abaza is a member of the Editorial Board of the Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Journal.