Factors Which Facilitate or Impede Interpersonal Interactions and Relationships after Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review with Suggestions for Rehabilitation

Table 2

Characteristics of the literature included in the scoping review.

Setting	Studies
USA	[17, 18, 32–55]
Canada	[56–68]
Italy	[69–72]
Scandinavian countries	[73–76]
Israel	[77–79]
Australia	[80, 81]
Hong Kong	[16, 82]
South Africa	[83, 84]
UK	[85, 86]
Ireland	[87]
Korea	[88]
New Zealand	[89]
Turkey	[90]
Primary construct
Sexual relationships and sexuality	[33, 38, 42, 49, 60, 71, 75, 80–84]
Personal relationships	[16, 32, 34, 44, 46, 47, 67, 72, 74, 78, 79]
Recreation and sport	[36, 37, 40, 48, 61, 85, 86]
Social integration/participation	[35, 39, 52, 58, 66, 73, 88]
Technology	[45, 53, 56, 64, 87]
Bladder and bowels	[43, 54, 55, 57, 90]
Employment	[50, 51, 76, 89]
Lived experience	[18, 41]
Outcomes	[69, 70]
Quality of life	[63, 68]
Methodology
Qualitative
Phenomenology	[34, 36, 41, 42, 49, 57, 60, 61, 77, 81, 83, 87, 89]
Descriptive/exploratory	[33, 55, 64, 68, 80, 86]
Grounded theory	[17, 40, 59]
Narrative	[52, 73, 82]
Others/not stated	[16, 18, 50, 63, 65, 67, 74, 76, 84]
Quantitative
Correlational/comparative	[32, 35, 37–39, 46–48, 53, 54, 58, 66, 69–72, 78, 79, 88, 90]
Intervention study	[44, 62]
Case control	[43]
Survey	[75]
Randomized controlled trial	[51]
Mixed methods	[45, 56, 85]
Participants
Gender
Women only	[36, 49, 56, 59, 60, 73–75, 80–82]
Men only	[33, 38, 42, 44, 77–79, 83]
Gender breakdown unclear	[39, 46, 58, 61, 64]
Diagnostic groups/comparison groups
Mixed diagnostic groups	[38, 39, 55, 65] Remaining studies focused exclusively on SCI
Includes non-SCI control, comparison, or family group	[16, 41, 46, 75, 78, 79]