Perceived stress, coping strategies, symptoms severity and function status among carpal tunnel syndrome patients: a nurse-led correlational Study.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe 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. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding Open access funding provided by the Science, Technology, and Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) in cooperation with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB). Open access funding provided by Alexandria University, Egypt."