borderline significantp = 0.05
With the exception of the social functioning subscale, which indicated a borderline significant increase in the intervention group at week 12 with a score of 0 (0, 12.5) compared to the control group's −12.5 (−12.5, 12.5) ( p = 0.05), no significant differences in QOL scores were observed between the two groups during the follow‐up phase relative to the pre‐treatment phase.