Table 3.
Characteristics of the quantitative and mixed methods studies
| Number of studiesa | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | |
| 1995–2000 | 11 |
| 2001–2005 | 3 |
| 2006–2010 | 4 |
| 2011–2016 | 1 |
| Sample size of males includedb | |
| < 30 | 5 |
| 30–60 | 6 |
| 60–100 | 2 |
| 101–300 | 4 |
| 301–400 | 2 |
| Region of study | |
| Australia | 3 |
| Europe/United Kingdom | 6 |
| Canada/United States | 6 |
| Asia | 2 |
| Recruitment | |
| Hospitals/clinics | 11 |
| Private Practices/General Practitioners | 2 |
| Education classes | 1 |
| Pregnancy loss support group | 1 |
| Pregnancy loss clinic | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
| Time since pregnancy loss | |
| 0–8 weeks | 6 |
| 8 weeks-6 months | 6 |
| 6 months-1 year | 4 |
| 1 year-2 years | 5 |
| 2 years + | 3 |
| Time of gestation at which loss occurred | |
| 5–12 weeks | 5 |
| 13–20 weeks | 6 |
| 21 weeks–30 weeks | 3 |
| 31 weeks–40 weeks | 1 |
| > 40 weeks | 1 |
a If numbers total more or less than 18 then the characteristics of a study were unknown or were relevant in more than one category
b The sample size for studies assessing couples is halved so that the results for men only are displayed