Table 6.

Articles identified by database and search tool

Articles identified		Database (search tool used)
		MEDLINE (PICO)	MEDLINE (PICOS)	MEDLINE (SPIDER)	EMBASE (PICO)	EMBASE (PICOS)	EMBASE (SPIDER)	CINAHL PLUS (PICO)	CINAHL PLUS (PICOS)	CINAHL PLUS (SPIDER)
Lohne et al. [16].	The lonely battle for dignity	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Mackereth et al. [17].	What do people talk about during reflexology	X			X
Isaksson, and Ahlström [18].	Managing chronic sorrow	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Edwards, Barlow & Turner [19].	Experiences of diagnosis and treatment among people with MS	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Barker-Collo, Cartwright & Read [20].	Into the unknown: The experiences of individuals	X			X			X	X	X
Isaksson, & Ahlström [21].	From symptoms to diagnosis	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Miller & Jezewski [22].	Relapsing MS patients experiences with galtiramer acetate	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Johnson [23].	On receiving the diagnosis of ms	X			X
Miller & Jezewski [24].	A phenomenologic assessment of relapsing MS patients’ experiences during treatment with Interferon Beta-1(*)	X	X		X	X		X	X	X
Miller [25].	The lived experience of relapsing ms	X			X			X	X	X
Aars & Bruusgaard [26].	Chronic disease and sexuality: An interview study	X			X
Rintell et al. [27].	Patients’ perspectives on quality of mental health care	X			X			X
Laidlaw & Henwood [28].	Patients with multiple sclerosis: Their experiences and perceptions of MRI				X	X	X
Koopman & Schweitzer [29].	The journey to multiple sclerosis							X	X	X
Hansen, Krogh, Bangsgaard & Aabling [30].	Facing the diagnosis							X
Loveland [31].	The experiences of African Americans and Euro-Americans with multiple sclerosis							X	X	X
Moriya & Suzuki [32].	A qualitative study relating to the experiences of people with MS							X	X	X
Classen & Lou [33].	Exploring rehabilitation and wellness needs of people with MS living in South Florida							X	X	X