Table 1:
Exemplary search strategy for Medline database (1946 to present) via OVID: Includes MEDLINE in-process & other non-indexed citations
| # | Search Terms |
|---|---|
| 1 | exp Aged/ |
| 2 | ((gerontolog* or older adult* or elder* or senior* or geriatric* or aged). af. |
| 3 | 1 and 2 |
| 4 | exp Legal Guardians/ |
| 5 | exp Decision Making/ |
| 6 | exp Third-Party Consent/ |
| 7 | (advocat$ or legal$ guardian$ or surrogate$ decision maker$ or decision making$ or no surrogate$ or incapacitate$ or unrepresent$ or public guardian$ or conservator$ or unbefriend$).mp |
| 8 | 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 |
| 9 | 3 and 8 |
| 10 | exp Health Behaviour/ or exp Health Status Indicators/ or exp Health Status/ or exp Health Services/ or exp Health Services for the Aged/ |
| 11 | 9 and 10 |
| 12 | 11 and 1991:2016. (sa_year) |