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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 5.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Jun;167(6):574–580. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.1095

Table 1.

Specific controlled vocabulary terms and text words in MEDLINE and PsycINFO used to describe concepts of multimedia/games and health behavior

Concept Terms Text Words
Medline
Multimedia/Games Videogames videogame$, videogame$, multimedia game$, computer game$, interactive game$, educational game$, health game$, online game$, learning game$, exergame, interactive computer, interactive game
Health Behavior Risk reduction behavior, health promotion, health behavior, health education, consumer health information, patient education as topic, sex education Risk$ reduction, risk$ behavior, risk$ prevent$, health promot$ behavior
PsycINFO
Multimedia/Games Simulation games, role playing games, computer simulation, computer games Videogame$, videogame$, multimedia game$, computer game$, interactive game$, educational game$, health game$, online game$, learning game$, exergame, interactive computer, interactive game
Health Behavior Health behavior, health promotion, behavior change, health education, risk taking Health promot$, health behavior, risk$ reduction, risk$ behavior, risk prevent$