Asal, Maha Gamal Ramadan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9348-8898
Atta, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5518-0892
Abdelaliem, Sally Mohammed Farghaly http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-0952
El-Sayed, Ahmed Abdelwahab Ibrahim http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9124-0808
El-Deeb, Hoda Abdou Abd El-Monem http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3626-5126
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 25 October 2023
Accepted: 23 January 2024
First Online: 1 February 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Helsinki Declaration. Before data collection, the study was approved by the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Research Ethics Committee (IRB00013620, SN: 2022-9-139) on January, 15, 2023. The study protocol was approved by the sector director and the director of the outpatient clinic of the included hospitals. Informed written consent was obtained from patients who agreed to participate. The consent included the following information: the aim of the study, the assurance of anonymity and confidentiality of their data and responses, and their right to participate voluntarily. Moreover, participants were told that they could quit the survey at any point without providing a reason and without facing any negative outcomes.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.