Table 1.

Medline search strategy

Search Fields	Database specific terms (Text& MESH)
Health	Patient Education as Topic/or exp Health Education/or health literacy.mp. or exp
Literacy	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/exp Patient Compliance/exp Educational Status/(functional adj health adj literacy).tw. interactive health literacy.tw. critical health literacy.tw.
Outcomes	wrat.tw. realm.tw. tofhla.tw. hals.tw. social support scale.tw. diabetes care profile.tw. newest vital sign.tw. exp PhysicianPatient Relations/exp Self Efficacy/exp rating scale/or exp scoring system/exp questionnaire/ exp Psychological Rating Scale/
Primary	Primary Health Care/exp Comprehensive Health Care/exp Patient Care
Health Care	Management/exp Family Practice/exp Physicians, Family/exp Community Health Services/ (primary adj1 (care or health)).tw. (family adj1 (doct$ or medic$ or pract$ or physic$)).tw. (general adj1 pract$).tw. (gp or gps).tw.
Interventions	exp Health Promotion/exp Motivation/ motivation$ interviewing.tw. exp Behavior Therapy/exp Risk Reduction Behavior/exp Consumer Health Information/exp Smoking Cessation/self management.mp. exercise.mp. or exp Exercise/brief intervention.mp. exp nutrition assessment/exp Patient Education as Topic/exp Self Care/ed [Education] exp Self Care/ "group education".mp. exp Education/
Lifestyle risk factors	exp Smoking/ec, pc [Economics, Prevention & Control] exp drinking behavior/or exp alcohol drinking/or exp feeding behavior/or exp habits/or exp health behavior/ exp Exercise/exp Overweight/exp Obesity/exp risk factors/exp Life Style/exp Health Behavior/