Table 2 Characteristics of excluded trials. The main reason for exclusion

Differences in intervention participants

Bultz et al. 2000 [54]

Lewis et al.2019 [20]

Razavi et al.2000 [55]

Participants in the educational intervention were only partners

Shahed et al.2016 [56]

Participants in the educational intervention were only patients

Differences in methodology

Naghiyaee et al. 2014 [57]

Single-case experimental design

Harb et al.2022 [58]

A Mixed-Methods Integrative Study

Manne et al.2004 [59]

Correlational study

Weakness in clarity of outcomes

Scott et al.2004 [60]

The sexual adjustment scale is not clearly stated.

No study Data

Suzuki et al.2020 [61]

Lack of access to the full text of the article

Zimmermann et al.2016 [62]

Lack of access to the full text of the article

The language of the article

Nho et al.2013 [63]

Writing an article in Korean