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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Public Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Public Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2251-6085</Issn>
      <Volume>52</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>07</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">The Effect of Psychological Interventions on Sexual and Marital Satisfaction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis</title>
    <FirstPage>49</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>63</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mahdie</FirstName>
        <LastName>Arab Bafrani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Student Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Roghaiyeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Nourizadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sevil</FirstName>
        <LastName>Hakimi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">1.	Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 2. Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Seyed Alireza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mortazavi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Daman Clinic of Psychology, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Esmat</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mehrabi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Nafiseh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Vahed</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Research Center for Evidence Based-Medicine, Iranian EBM Center: A Joanna Briggs Institute Center of Excellence, Tabriz Uni-versity of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>25</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>10</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: Sexual and marital satisfaction play an important role in the stability of couples' relationships, so it is necessary to take a proper approach to promote them. This study aimed to identify and categorize psychological interventions affecting sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction of women in Iran.
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Methods: An electronic systematic review search was conducted using the Persian and English databases of SID, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, Cochran library, and Google Scholar motor engine until 2021 to identify all relevant clinical trials and experimental and quasi-experimental studies assessing the effect of psychological interventions on sexual and marital satisfaction.
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Results: Totally, we retrieved 528 studies from the previously mentioned databases, of which, 38 met the eligibility criteria. The subgroup meta-analysis of 4 studies conducted showed that interventions based on individual consultations increase sexual satisfaction (MD: 2.94, 95% CI: &#x2212;0.36 to 6.24, P= .23), (I2 =30.83%). The subgroup meta-analysis of 10 studies conducted revealed that couple-based consultations increase marital satisfaction (MD: 5.93, 95% CI: -2.59 to 9.27, P=.95), (I2 = 0%).
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Conclusion: The results of meta-analysis demonstrated the effect of counseling-based psychological interventions on increasing sexual and marital satisfaction of couples. However, further clinical trials are required before making a definitive conclusion.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/28231</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/28231/7827</pdf_url>
  </Article>
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