2.7. Analysis
A per-protocol analysis was done for all outcome variables and included only those patients who accomplished all assessments. Descriptive statistics were calculated to summarize patients’ characteristics and other baseline variables. The normality of distribution was checked using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Therefore, comparisons between the two study groups were analysed using the nonparametric Mann–Whitney test. The relationship between hope, comfort and QoL was tested using Spearman’s rho. Additionally, Wilcoxon tests were completed to compare pre-test and post-test scores between groups. Since data aren’t normally distributed, medians were preferred over means as pre- and post-test values. Due to the exploratory analysis and sample size, A 