Table 3 Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study
The inclusion criteria | The exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
Only primary studies that present evidence on the following: | • Review articles |
• The prevalence of NSSE after early stage PCa treatment | • Non-peer reviewed articles (e.g. books, magazines, policy briefs) |
• The use of questionnaires to screen for the prevalence of NSSE after early stage PCa treatment | • Commentaries, editorials, programme evaluations and letters |
• Publications on sexual dysfunction not relating to the prevalence and the use of questionnaires to screen for NSSE after early PCa treatment | |
• Original studies available in English and published between 1 January 2009‑31 December 2019 | |
• Studies outside the period of interest and studies not available in English |