Data analysis
BLIND
The data analysis was done by the statistical consultant, who was blind to the allocation of participants to the groups. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the data, mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables, frequency, and percentage for qualitative variables. In order to compare the groups, first, the normality of the data was assessed and confirmed using the Shapiro–Wilk test. Due to the normality of data distribution, the independent 