Table 1.
Intervention fidelity information
| Study | Provider credentials | Provider education | Standardized delivery | Delivery adherence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosseinian (2012) | -----* | ----- | 1.5 hour session of communication skill based on Miller Theory | ----- |
| Asadpour (2012) | Consultant | ----- | 12 sessions of emotionally focused couple therapy that each session lasted 2/5 hours | step by step and along with weekly assignments and regular exercises provided by consultants |
| Zarepour (2010) | ----- | ----- | The structure of sessions and trainings materials presented at each session were taken from Davison and Goldfried, Jacobson and Margolin, Miller et al., Bernstein and Bernstein, and was introduced during 6 weeks of one hour sessions | Training sessions were presented based on training curriculum |
| Salimi (2012) | ----- | ----- | sex education was presented in cognitive behavioral method during 6 sessions each lasted two hours | Training sessions were presented based on training curriculum |
| Nasr Isfahani (2013) | ----- | ----- | meaning - focused workshop in 10 sessions of 90 minutes | Once a week and based on the curriculum |
| Etemadi (2006) | consultant | ----- | 10 sessions of one-hour couple therapy based on cognitive behavioral techniques | Step by step and though weekly assignments |
| Ebrahimi (2011) | ----- | ----- | Communication enrichment program during 10 sessions of 1.5 hours | One session in a week |
| Rezaei (2013) | researcher | ----- | 7 sessions of Islamic lifestyle training with an emphasis on the family system | Twice a week sessions for 90 minutes each time |
| Shakarami (2014) | ----- | ----- | 6 sessions of two hours sex education in the form of speech, asking questions, group discussion and presentation of assignments | Weekly program and based on the curriculum |
| Ghadam kheir (2013) | ----- | ----- | 8 sessions of intervention based on intellectual-emotional behavior therapy | For eight weeks, every week for an hour and a half in groups |
| Mazlomi (2012) | ----- | ----- | Marriage enrichment preventive program designed by Mies and presented during 7 weeks | Every week one communication skill was taught to couples. |
| Etemadi (2014) | ----- | ----- | Eight sessions of an hour and a half of group training based on communication therapy approach | Weekly program and based on the curriculum |
| Hosseini Zand (2013) | researcher | ----- | 10 sessions of two hours of Islamic couple therapy training | Implemented once a week and in three stages |
| Shariatzadeh (2014) | researcher | ----- | 10 training sessions based on choice theory | ----- |
| Oulia (2006) | ----- | ----- | 6 sessions of 90-minute of marital life enrichment training | Sessions were hold step by step and weekly |
| BabaeiGarmkhani(2014) | ----- | ----- | 8 sessions of 90-minute of cognitive behavioral group training | Twice a week and based on the curriculum |
| Botlani (2010) | ----- | ----- | 8 attachment-based couple therapy sessions | Once a week and each session 90 minutes |
| Hosseini (2013) | ----- | ----- | 8 sessions of 90-minute of solution-focused group counseling | Weekly and based on the curriculum |
| Nasr Isfahani (2010) | ----- | ----- | 7 sessions of 90 minute of teaching concepts of choice theory | Once a week and based on the curriculum |
| Bahrami (2009) | offered under the counseling and leading of the supervising professor | ----- | the 6 session 2-hr group enrichment program training | Weekly |
| Durana (1997) | therapist | Leaders are license mental health professional | The standard 4-month PAIRS format | Weekly or biweekly 3 hour sessions and 4 or 5 weekend workshop lasting about 21 hours. |
| Khanjani veshki (2012) | counselor | ----- | 6 sessions of sex education. Format and content identified for sessions | Sex training was presented step by step for men and women |
| Duffey (2004) | researcher | ----- | offering of the intimacy-building, dream-sharing workshop and workbook used to the interventional group an intimacy-building and event-sharing workshop presented to the control treatment group | a four hour dream sharing workshop |
| Nayari (2014) | ----- | ----- | 8 sessions of Transactional Analysis that each session lasted 1/5 hours | Training sessions were presented based on training curriculum |
| Hajian (2013) | ----- | ----- | An intensive course of solution-focused couples therapy was presented within six sessions that each session lasts 1.5 hours | Sessions for 2.6 months with giving assignments and feedbacks that presented based on Objectives listed for each visit. |
| Nasirnejhad karaj(2014) | ----- | ----- | Training positive thinking skills during 8 sessions that each session lasted 1/5 hours. Format and content identified for sessions | Weekly sessions |
| Mami (2015) | consultant | ----- | ten sessions of 60 minutes couples therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques | Weekly sessions |
| Farbod (2014) | ----- | ----- | 12 sessions to enhance communication skills based marriage and family therapy | No information |
| Mohamadi (2013) | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| Coutta (2001) | A couple | A couple trained and husband had a Divinity degree with an emphasis in psychology and counseling. | A weekend marriage enrichment program With emphasis on Integrative Couple Therapy (ICT) developed by Neil Jacobson and Andrew Christensen. | Training session were presented based on training curriculum |
| Nasirnejhad [Tehran] (2014) | ----- | ----- | 8 sessions of 1.5 hours training positive thinking skills. Format and content identified for sessions | twice a week |
| Sharifian (2011) | ----- | ----- | 12 sessions of couple communication program (CCP) that each session lasted 2 hours | once a week |
| Hickmon (1997) | first author and a couple | The husband was in his final week of a masters’ degree program in Bible and Religion, training to be a family life minister. | In the Adventure group, Waring’s (1984) 8 components of marital intimacy in the design was used | two-day weekend |
| Soltani (2013) | ----- | ----- | 8-10 sessions 120 minutes of emotionally focused couple therapy(EFCT) | EFCT has 3 stages and 9 steps. |
| Denton (2000) | therapist | Therapist was provided with 12 hr of training in emotion focused therapy that covered the theory and techniques of the approach. | 8 sessions of emotion focused therapy (EFT) that each session lasted 50 minutes | Weekly |
| Karimi (2012) | ----- | ----- | ----- | weekly |
| Yousefi (2014) | counselor | trained counselor in the Counseling Center | 8 sessions of 1 hour based on Format and content identified for sessions | Two times a week. |
| Momeni Javid (2014) | ----- | ----- | 9 sessions that each session lasted 1 hour. Format and content identified for sessions. | per week |
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No information