Table 4.
Characteristics of excluded studies
| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Amber (2011) | Trial focused on couples with cancer |
| Leclerc | Trial focused on young adults with first psychological episode |
| Chambers (2014) | Trial focused on men with localised prostate cancer and their female partners |
| Zarei (2014) | Trial focused on spouses of war-disabled affiliated with markers and self sacrifices |
| Jun (2011) | Trial focused on Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Heather (2013) | Trial focused on men with localised prostate cancer |
| Robertson (2014) | Trial focused on Patients with prostate cancer and their partners |
| Reese (2012) | Trial focused on couple who had facing colorectal cancer. |
| Reese (2014) | Trial focused on couple who had facing colorectal cancer. |
| Julia (2009) | Trial focused on Patients with breast cancer |
| Jung (2005) | Trial focused on male patients with spinal cord injuries |
| Kerri (2012) | Trial focused on prostate cancer survivors (PCS) and their spouses |
| Manne (2004) | Trial focused on women with breast cancer and their partners |
| Nho (2013) | Trial focused on Women with Gynecologic Cancer and Their Husbands |
| Otto (2015) | Trial focused on women with breast cancer and their intimate partners |
| Gol (2013) | Trial focused on depressed patients |
| DeMarco (2009) | Trial focused on women living with or at risk for HIV. |
| Manne (2011) | Trial focused on Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and Their Partners |
| Hummel (2015) | Trial focused on breast cancer survivors |
| Sidddons (2013) | Trial focused on men with localised prostate cancer. |
| Edward (1995) | Trial focused on depressed married women |
| Babapour Kheiroddin (2012) | Trial focused on chemical patient couples |
| Hamedi (2011) | Trial focused on addicted man and their Wives. |
| Sadrejahani (2009) | Trial focused on addicts and their wives |
| Kazemian (2013) | Trial focused on infertile Couples |