Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission. H. Kim analyzed the data and wrote the draft; M. Hur designed the study and finalized the draft; S.W. Kim participated in data collection; H.W. Moon and Y.M. Yun participated in data analysis and reviewed the draft.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
Competing interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.
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