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. 2023 Nov 10;11(22):2945. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11222945

Table 1.

Search terms, combinations, and database application.

Database Search Strategy
Concept 1: Workplace AND Concept 2:
Intervention		 AND Concept 3:
Women’s Health
Medline
(Ebsco)
n = 193		 Subject heading MeSH workplace
MeSH occupational health		 MeSH Policy exp
MeSH Jurisprudence		 MeSH Menstruation
MeSH Menstruation disturbances exp
MeSH Menopause exp
MeSH Endometriosis
MeSH Polycystic ovary syndrome
Text words Workp *
Works *		 Guideline *
Intervention *
Program *		 Menstrua *
Menopaus *
Dysmenorrh *
CINAHL
(Ebsco)
n = 111		 Subject heading MeSH work environment
MeSH occupational health		 MeSH Legislation MeSH Menstruation
MeSH Menstruation disturbances exp
MeSH Menopause exp
MeSH Endometriosis
MeSH Polycystic ovary syndrome
Text words Workp *
Works *		 Polic *
Law *
Guideline *
Intervention *
Program *		 Menstrua *
Menopaus *
Dysmenorrh *
APA
PsychINFO (Ebsco)
n = 241		 Subject Heading MM Laws
MM Workplace intervention
MM Intervention		 MM Menstruation
MM Menstrual disorders exp
MM Menopause
Text words Work *
Occupation *
Employe *		 Polic *
Guideline *
Program *		 Menstrua *
Menopaus *
Dysmenorrh *
Polycystic ovar *
Endometriosis
Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
n = 166		 Key Words Workplace *
Works *
Work environment		 Polic *
Law *
Guideline *
Program *
Intervention *		 Menstrua *
“Menstrua * disorder*”
Menopaus *
“Polycystic ovar *”
Dysmenorrh *
Subject terms DE office environment
DE work environment		 DE workforce planning
DE guidelines		 DE menstruation
DE endometriosis
DE menstruation disorder exp
DE menopause
DE polycystic ovary syndrome
Humanities
International
Complete (Ebsco)
n = 4		 Key words Workplace
Works *		 Polic *
Law *
Guideline *
Program *
Intervention *		 Menstrua *
“Menstrua * disorder *”
Menopaus *
“Polycystic ovar *”
Dysmenorrh *
Endometriosis
Subject terms DE menstruation

* Refers to truncated word roots to capture multiple derivations, e.g., menstrua* will capture menstruation, menstruator, menstruating, etc. MeSH refers to MeSH terms. ‘MM’ searches the exact subject heading. DE refers to Heading or Keyword.