Appendix 3.

Search Strategy in CINAHL Plus

S48	S34 AND S40 AND S47 (Limiters - English Language; Exclude MEDLINE records)
S47	S41 OR S42 OR S43 OR S44 OR S45 OR S46
S46	”qualitative stud*” or ”qualitative research” or interview* or discussion* or ”audio recording*” or ”constant comparative analysis” or ”content analysis” or ethnograph* or ”field note*” or ”field stud*” or ”focus group*” or ”grounded theor*” or narrative* or observation or ”them* analysis” or ”diary stud*”
S45	(MH ”Thematic Analysis”)
S44	(MH ”Grounded Theory”)
S43	(MH ”Semi-Structured Interview”) OR (MH ”Unstructured Interview”) OR (MH ”Structured Interview”) OR (MH ”Interviews”)
S42	(MH ”Focus Groups”)
S41	(MH ”Qualitative Studies”)
S40	S35 OR S36 OR S37 OR S38 OR S39
S39	Experience* or Satisfaction* or Cop* or Support* or Stress* or resilience or ”quality of life” or ”healthcare service*” or ”health care service*” or perspective* or concern* or opinion* or ”attitude*”
S38	(MH ”Anxiety”)
S37	(MH ”Depression”)
S36	(MH ”Quality of Life”)
S35	(MH ”Personal Satisfaction”)
S34	S25 OR S26 OR S29 OR S32 OR S33
S33	TMD or TMJD or ”Temporomandibular disorder*” or ”Temporomandibular joint dysfunction*” or ”internal joint derangement*” or ”Disc displacement” or ”Fac* myalgia” or ”masticat* muscle pain*” or ”Degenerative joint disease” or luxation* or ”orofac* pain*” or ”Cranio* pain*” or ”Fac* arthromyalgia” or ”fac* pain”
S32	S30 AND S31
S31	(MH ”Arthralgia”)
S30	(MH ”Temporomandibular Joint”)
S29	S27 AND S28
S28	(MH ”Muscle Pain”)
S27	(MH ”Masticatory Muscles”)
S26	(MH ”Facial Pain”)
S25	(MH ”Temporomandibular Joint Diseases”) OR (MH ”Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome”)