Table 1.

Search terms

Concept*	Relevant key words†
Healthcare decision-making	healthcare, health care, health services, health system, health care services, health care system
	Decision making, research, planning, policy, reform, delivery, development, organizational change
	delivery of health care, health care reform, health care evaluation mechanisms, health care delivery, health care planning
Public engagement	person-centred care, patient-centred care, patient and family centred care community-based participatory research
	public, citizen, consumer, user, community, patient
	engagement, involvement, participation, empower, representation, collaboration

*Concepts will be combined using the Boolean & Proximity operators AND or NEAR (as databases allow) and the search terms within each concept will be combined with OR or NEAR.

†Keywords will be searched using truncation and phrase symbols when appropriate to ensure precise and comprehensive results.

Keywords include author keywords and database subject headings (eg, MeSH).