Appendix A.
Search strategy
| Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1950 to November 2010 Week 2 | EMBASE 1980 to 2010 Week 45 | PsycINFO 1806 to November 2010 Week 3 | SveMed+ | EBSCO; Cinahl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electroconvulsive Therapy/ | Electroconvulsive Therapy/ | Electroconvulsive exp Shock/ | Explodesökning på Electroconvulsive-Therapy | S7 or S14 |
| 2 | (electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$).tw. | (electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$).tw. | (electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$).tw. | (electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$) | S8 or S9 or S10 or S11 or S12 or S13 |
| 3 | (electroshock$ or electr$ shock$).tw. | (electroshock$ or electr$ shock$).tw. | (electroshock$ or electr$ shock$).tw. | (electroshock$ or electr$ shock$) | TI ((practice of electroconvulsive*) or (practice of electr* convulsive*) or (practice of electroshock*) or (practice of electr* shock*) or (practice of ect)) or AB ((practice of electroconvulsive*) or (practice of electr* convulsive*) or (practice of electroshock*) or (practice of electr* shock*) or (practice of ect)) |
| 4 | ect.tw. | ect.tw. | ect.tw. | ect | TI ((ect n1 “use of”) or (ect n1 used) or (ect n1 frequen* of) or (ect n1 analys* of)) or AB ((ect n1 “use of”) or (ect n1 used) or (ect n1 frequen* of) or (ect n1 analys* of)) |
| 5 | or/1–4 | or/1–4 | or/1–4 | elterapi or elektrokonvulsiv$ or elektrosjokk$ or elektrochok$ or elchok$ or eletrochock$ or elchock$ or elektrostim$ | TI ((electroshock* n1 “use of”) or (electroshock* n1 used) or (electroshock* n1 frequen* of) or (electroshock* n1 analys* of)) or AB ((electroshock* n1 “use of”) or (electroshock* n1 used) or (electroshock* n1 frequen* of) or (electroshock* n1 analys* of)) |
| 6 | (utiliz$ or survey$).tw. | (utiliz$ or survey$).tw. | (utiliz$ or survey$).tw. | S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5 | TI ((electr* shock* n1 “use of”) or (electr* shock* n1 used) or (electr* shock* n1 frequen* of) or (electr* shock* n1 analys* of)) or AB ((electr* shock* n1 “use of”) or (electr* shock* n1 used) or (electr* shock* n1 frequen* of) or (electr* shock* n1 analys* of)) |
| 7 | 5 and 6 | 5 and 6 | 5 and 6 | utiliz$ or survey$ or bruk$ or anvend$ or använd$ or benytt$ | TI ((electro convulsive* n1 “use of”) or (electro convulsive* n1 used) or (electro convulsive* n1 frequen* of) or (electro convulsive* n1 analys* of)) or AB ((electro convulsive* n1 “use of”) or (electro convulsive* n1 used) or (electro convulsive* n1 frequen* of) or (electro convulsive* n1 analys* of)) |
| 8 | Electroconvulsive Therapy/sn, ut [Statistics & Numerical Data, Utilization] | ((electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$ or electroshock$ or electr$ shock$ or ect) adj1 (“use of” or used)).tw. | ((electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$ or electroshock$ or electr$ shock$ or ect) adj1 (“use of” or used)).tw. | praksis$ or prakti$ or frekven$ | TI ((electroconvulsive* n1 “use of”) or (electroconvulsive* n1 used) or (electroconvulsive* n1 frequen* of) or (electroconvulsive* n1 analys* of)) or AB ((electroconvulsive* n1 “use of”) or (electroconvulsive* n1 used) or (electroconvulsive* n1 frequen* of) or (electroconvulsive* n1 analys* of)) |
| 9 | ((electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$ or electroshock$ or electr$ shock$ or ect) adj1 (“use of” or used)).tw. | (practice of electroconvulsive$ or practice of electr$ convulsive$ or practice of electroshock$ or practice of electr$ shock$ or practice of ect).tw. | (practice of electroconvulsive$ or practice of electr$ convulsive$ or practice of electroshock$ or practice of electr$ shock$ or practice of ect).tw. | S7 OR S8 | S5 and S6 |
| 10 | (practice of electroconvulsive$ or practice of electr$ convulsive$ or practice of electroshock$ or practice of electr$ shock$ or practice of ect).tw. | (((frequen$ adj of) or (analys$ adj of)) adj1 (electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$ or electroshock$ or electr$ shock$ or ect)).tw. | (((frequen$ adj of) or (analys$ adj of)) adj1 (electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$ or electroshock$ or electr$ shock$ or ect)).tw. | s6 and s9 | S1 or S2 or S3 or S4 |
| 11 | (((frequen$ adj of) or (analys$ adj of)) adj1 (electroconvulsive$ or electr$ convulsive$ or electroshock$ or electr$ shock$ or ect)).tw. | or/8–10 | or/8–10 | TI (utiliz* or survey*) or AB (utiliz* or survey*) | |
| 12 | 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 | 7 or 11 | 7 or 11 | AB ect or TI ect | |
| 13 | 7 or 12 | human/ | limit 12 to yr =“1990 -Current” | AB ((electroshock* or electr* shock*)) or TI ((electroshock* or electr* shock*)) | |
| 14 | humans.sh. | 12 and 13 | AB ((electroconvulsive* or electr* convulsive*)) or TI ((electroconvulsive* or electr* convulsive*)) | ||
| 15 | 13 and 14 | limit 14 to yr =“1990 -Current” | (MH “Electroconvulsive Therapy”) | ||
| 16 | limit 15 to yr =“1990 -Current” |