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. 2020 Oct 31;10(10):e039300. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039300

Table 2.

Feasibility criteria for study

Outcome Value 95% CI Feasibility criteria
Enrolment rate 15 of 38 (39%) 24% to 57% At least 39% of eligible patients (and their partners) will be enrolled.
Adherence 10 of 15 (67%) 38% to 88% At least 67% of patients (and their partners) enrolled in the study will attend four intervention sessions.
Compliance with assessments 12 of 15 (80%) 52% to 96% At least 12 of 15 patients (and their partners) will complete the main study measures (PRQC and FSFI/IIEF) postintervention.
Fidelity This will depend on number of sessions delivered for each couple, thus a value has not been entered at this stage. At least 90% of the psychology interventions sessions delivered will cover all required material based on the session checklist. An individual rater would use the EFT-Therapist Fidelity Scale (a 3-point Likert scale).26 27

EFT, emotionally focused therapy; FSFI, female sexual function index; IIEF, international index of erectile functioning; PRQC, perceived relationship quality components inventory.