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Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (No. 2019-067). After explaining the anonymity and confidentiality of participation, medical workers were informed that they could refuse to participate or withdraw from participation at any time without penalty. All participants provided written informed consent.

Consent to publish Not applicable.

Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests.

Received: 24 October 2023 / Accepted: 8 August 2024

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