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Article History

Received: 27 April 2024

Accepted: 8 July 2024

First Online: 29 July 2024

Declarations

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: The study followed the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (PJ2024−06−31). Before distributing the questionnaires, we obtained informed consent from the participants with the assistance of the head nurse of the geriatric department in each hospital and obtained their handwritten and signed informed consent forms. Also all participants were informed that their participation was voluntary, that the questionnaire was anonymous and that they could withdraw from the study at any time without giving any reason. They were also assured that only the investigator could view the completed questionnaire and that this content would be used for the study only.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.