Statistical analysis
Using G*Power, the alpha error and study power were set at 5% and 80%, respectively. Assuming an effect size of 0.7 (Cohen’s d), a sample size of 40 cases per group was required, considering a dropout rate of 20%.The collected data were revised, coded, tabulated, and introduced to a personal computer using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 25.Student’s t-test was used to evaluate the statistical significance of the mean difference between the two study groups. The chi-square test was used to compare the two study groups. The 