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. 2025 May 30;12:1500389. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1500389

Table 2.

Terms used in systematic database literature search.

Category Search string in English
Block A: Achondroplasia-related terms (90.696 Results; 17.01.2024) (((((((((achondroplasia[MeSH Terms]) OR (achondroplasia[Title/Abstract])) OR (Rare Diseases[MeSH Terms])) OR (rare disease*[Title/Abstract])) OR (Skeletal Dysplasia[Title/Abstract])) OR (Bone Diseases, Endocrine[MeSH Terms])) OR (dwarfism[MeSH Terms])) OR (dwarfism[Title/Abstract])) OR (Short stature[Title/Abstract])) OR (orphan disease*[Title/Abstract])
BLOCK B: parent focus (2.175.644 Results; 17.01.2024) ((((((((((((Parents[MeSH Terms]) OR (parent*[Title/Abstract])) OR (caregiv*[Title/Abstract])) OR (caregivers[MeSH Terms])) OR (mothers[MeSH Terms])) OR (fathers[MeSH Terms])) OR (mother*[Title/Abstract])) OR (father*[Title/Abstract])) OR (family[MeSH Terms])) OR (famil*[Title/Abstract])) OR (carer*[Title/Abstract])) OR (foster*[Title/Abstract])) OR (guardian*[Title/Abstract])
BLOCK C: PART I – QOL/STRESS/BURDEN (1.125.609 Results; 17.01.2024) (((((((((((((((((((Quality of life[MeSH Terms]) OR (Health-related quality of life[MeSH Terms])) OR (patient reported outcome measures[MeSH Terms])) OR (quality of life assessment[Title/Abstract])) OR (Quality of Life[Title/Abstract])) OR (Health-related Quality of life[Title/Abstract])) OR (patient reported outcome measures[Title/Abstract])) OR (Quality of life survey[Title/Abstract])) OR (quality of life questionnare[Title/Abstract])) OR (quality of life tool[Title/Abstract])) OR (Mental health[Title/Abstract])) OR (Mental health[MeSH Terms])) OR (Psychological Well-being[MeSH Terms])) OR (psychological well-being[Title/Abstract])) OR (caregiver burden[MeSH Terms])) OR (caregiver burden[Title/Abstract])) OR (Stress, Psychological[MeSH Terms])) OR (parental Stress[Title/Abstract])) OR (burden*[Title/Abstract])) OR (family stress[Title/Abstract])
BLOCK C: PART II – COPING (628.036 Results; 17.01.2024) (((Coping[Title/Abstract]) OR (Deal*[Title/Abstract])) OR (Adaptation, Psychological[MeSH Terms])) OR (psychology, applied[MeSH Terms])