Data analysis
The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.0. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the demographic characteristics of the participants. The normality of the distribution of quantitative data was assessed using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. The independent samples t-test was used to compare the mean scores of the two groups at baseline. The within-group and between-group differences in the T0, T1, and T2 outcome measures were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA. One-tailed tests were used to determine statistical significance, with the significance level at 