non-pharmacological interventions to promote sexualfunction in women with type 2 diabetes

Sexual dysfunction is known as one of the chronic complications of type 2 diabetes, having its ownnegative effects on marital relationships as well as quality of life. thus, the main objective of the presentstudy is to review nonpharmacological interventions to promote sexual function in women affectedwith type 2 diabetes. this review was conducted on the studies published within early 1990–2019.the search was performed using the available databases including scopus, science direct, pubmed,google scholar, magiran, barakat, and sid. the keywords used include diabetes, lifestyle, and sexualfunction. a total of 675 articles were obtained based on the inclusion criteria; however, eight articleswere found to be completely relevant to the topic of interest. the main results were divided into twomain categories: category i: lifestyle modifications (two articles) and category ii: training/counselingintervention programs (six articles). moreover, the research instrument utilized in all studies wasthe female sexual function index. the results of the selected articles further revealed that lifestylemodifications and training/counseling intervention programs were effective in promoting sexual functionamong women with type 2 diabetes. however, the retrieved documents were not adequate to reacha definitive conclusion. therefore, further interventional studies using different types of counselingmethods and lifestyle modifications are suggested to promote sexual function in women with type 2diabetes.