Table 1.
Search strategy
| # | Searches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hospice.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 27026 |
| 2 | terminal.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 791480 |
| 3 | terminal care.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 44526 |
| 4 | terminally ill.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 22478 |
| 5 | palliat*.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 163014 |
| 6 | hospice*.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 29311 |
| 7 | dying.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 82104 |
| 8 | end of life.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 31866 |
| 9 | advanced disease.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 30523 |
| 10 | life-limiting.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 1977 |
| 11 | life-threatening.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 122999 |
| 12 | death.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 1327164 |
| 13 | bereavement.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 19321 |
| 14 | 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 | 2372812 |
| 15 | Asia.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 148258 |
| 16 | South-Asia.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 4821 |
| 17 | SAARC.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 39 |
| 18 | India.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 228512 |
| 19 | Pakistan.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 33005 |
| 20 | Bangladesh.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 20922 |
| 21 | Afghanistan.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 9927 |
| 22 | Nepal.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 13672 |
| 23 | Sri Lanka.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 11947 |
| 24 | Bhutan.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 733 |
| 25 | Maldives.mp. [mp = ti, ab, sh, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, ps, rs, an, ui, tc, id, tm] | 376 |
| 26 | 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24 or 25 | 415069 |
| 27 | 14 and 26 | 20649 |
| 28 | limit 27 to english language | 18910 |
| 29 | limit 28 to human | 17046 |
| 30 | limit 29 to yr = “1980 -Current” | 16470 |
Database(s): Embase 1980 to 2013 Week 33, Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1980 to August Week 3 2013, PsycINFO, 1806 to September week 1 2013.