2.1. Study Design
This study was designed to use mixed methods by combining quantitative and supplementary qualitative approaches to better understand the program outcomes. A two-arm randomized controlled trial was used to compare the effects between MBFPE (arm 1) and ordinary FPE (arm 2). The participants were required to complete assessments before they attended the intervention (T1) and after completion of the intervention (T2), as well as a follow-up assessment 9 months after the intervention (T3). The outcomes of the qualitative study are reported in another paper [