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Department of Physiotherapy, Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão / Alcoitão School of Health Sciences, Alcoitão, Portugal.
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Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank the participants and the supporting institution for their collaboration in this study.
Availability of data and materials: The dataset analyzed in this study is available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this manuscript.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the higher education institution where it was conducted, ensuring compliance with applicable ethical and legal principles for scientific research. This study adhered to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, ensuring that all participants provided informed consent, understood the study objectives, and were assured of data protection and confidentiality, in full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Funding: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Authors’ contribution: AAL, VHA, FFL, LVR, and TMD contributed to the study design, data collection, analysis, and manuscript preparation. CRS was responsible for data processing and manuscript submission. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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