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. 2023 Oct 30;6:9. Originally published 2023 Feb 2. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13684.3

Table 2. Search strategy.

Research question themes Search terms
Population “young people” OR youth* OR adolescen* OR teen* OR “young person*” OR juvenile* OR child* OR kid OR kids OR
minor* OR pre-adult* OR preadult* OR “pre adult*” OR “young adult*” OR child-hood OR pubescen* OR puberty OR
“emerging adult*” OR pediatric* OR paediatric*
Concept intervention* OR program* OR tool* OR model* OR scale* OR framework* OR clinic* OR e-health* OR mHealth*
OR eHealth* OR m-health* OR “mobile health*” OR “electronic health*” OR “digital health*” OR digi* OR digi-health
OR procedure* OR protocol* OR pathway* OR manual* OR strateg* OR measure* OR application* OR app OR apps
OR “mobile application*” OR “mobile health application*” OR workshop* OR recommendation* OR support* OR
instrument* OR website* OR web OR guide* OR guidance OR activit* OR mechanism* OR approach* OR method*
OR scheme* OR digital-health* OR software* OR telemedicine OR “tele medicine” OR tele-medicine OR telenursing
OR “tele nursing” OR tele-nursing OR telecare OR tele-care OR “tele care” OR telehealth* OR tele-health*
OR “tele
health*” OR policy OR policies OR resource* OR initiative* OR curriculum*
AND
transition* OR “transfer to adult care” OR “transfer from pediatric to adult care” OR “transfer from paediatric to adult
care” OR “transfer to adult health*” OR “transfer care” OR “care transfer*” OR “healthcare transfer*” OR “health-care
transfer*” OR “health transfer*” OR “medical transfer*” OR “patient transfer*” OR “care coordination*” OR “care co-
ordination*” OR “co-ordination of care” OR “coordination of care” OR “care continuum*” OR “continuum of care” OR
“patient handoff*” OR “clinical handover*” OR “continuity of care” OR “continuity of patient care” OR “care continuity”
OR “healthcare continuity” OR “health-care continuity”
AND
“healthcare setting*” OR “health care setting*” OR “health-care setting*” OR “health care facilit*” OR “health-care
facilit*” OR “health care service*” OR “healthcare service*” OR “health service*” OR “health-care service*” OR
hospital* OR clinic* OR outpatient* OR “emergency department*” OR “emergency room*” OR “emergency service*”
OR “emergency medical service*” OR ward* OR inpatient* OR “tertiary health*” OR “tertiary care” OR “tertiary referral
cent*” OR ED OR ER OR “A&E” OR in-patient* OR out-patient* OR “secondary health*” OR “secondary care” OR
“secondary referral cent*” OR “ambulatory care” OR “ambulatory health*” OR “acute care” OR “acute service*” OR
“acute health*” OR “emergency care” OR “accident and emergency” OR “health facilit*” OR “healthcare facilit*” OR
“paediatric unit*” OR “pediatric unit*” OR “care unit*” OR ICU OR PICU
Context renal OR kidney* OR nephrol* OR dialysis OR haemodialysis OR hemodialysis OR allograft* OR graft* OR transplant*
OR “renal replacement therapy” OR “kidney replacement therapy”