. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Head Neck. 2018 Dec 12;41(1):248–255. doi: 10.1002/hed.25452

Table 1.

Search Strategies and Keywords Used

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)	Keyword terms
(Mandibular Reconstruction[Mesh] OR Mandibular Osteotomy[Mesh] OR Mandibular Neoplasms[Mesh] OR Mandibular Neoplasms[Mesh] OR Mandibular Neoplasms[Mesh] OR Mandibular Diseases[Mesh] OR Mouth Neoplasms[Mesh] OR Surgery, Oral[Mesh] OR Surgical Flaps[Mesh]) AND (“Outcome Assessment (Health Care)”[Mesh] OR Quality of Life[Mesh] OR Quality-Adjusted Life Years[Mesh] OR “Health Status”[Mesh] OR “Personal Satisfaction”[Mesh] OR Patient Satisfaction[Mesh] OR Patient Compliance”[Mesh] OR “Patient Preference[Mesh] OR Attitude[Mesh] OR Pain[Mesh] OR “Body Image”[Mesh] OR Social Adjustment[Mesh] OR Social Behavior[Mesh] OR Shyness[Mesh] OR Social Distance[Mesh] OR Social Isolation[Mesh] OR Fear[Mesh] OR Frustration[Mesh] OR Personal Autonomy[Mesh] OR Self Concept[Mesh] OR Social Adjustment[Mesh] OR Adaptation, Psychological[Mesh] OR Stress, Psychological[Mesh] OR Emotions[Mesh] OR Esthetics[Mesh]) AND (“Questionnaires”[Mesh] OR Interviews as Topic[Mesh] OR Observation[Mesh])	(“mandibular neoplasms” OR “mandibular cancer” OR “mandibular carcinoma” OR “mandibular tumor” OR “mandibular tumour” OR “mandible malignancies” OR “mandible malignancy” OR “oral cancer” OR “oral carcinoma” OR “oral neoplasm” OR “oral tumor” OR “oral tumour” OR “oral malignancies” OR “oral malignancy” OR “mandibular reconstruction” OR mandibulectomy OR “mandibular resection” OR “maxillofacial surgery” OR “fibular flap reconstruction” OR “surgical flap” OR “free fibula flap”) AND (“outcome assessment” OR “quality of life” OR QOL OR “Health related quality of life” OR HRQOL OR “quality adjusted life years” OR QALY OR “health status” OR “functional status” OR “functional outcome” OR “well-being” OR “personal satisfaction” OR “patient satisfaction” OR “patient compliance” OR preference OR attitude OR perspective OR “patient reported outcome” OR pain OR disability OR disabilities OR disabled OR “body image” OR “social function” OR “social behavior” OR “social behaviour” OR shyness OR “social distance” OR “social isolation” OR fear OR frustration OR autonomy OR “self-concept” OR adaptation OR adjustment OR coping OR stress OR emotion OR aesthetic OR esthetics OR appearance) AND questionnaires OR survey OR assessment OR instrument OR validated tool OR interview OR observation OR evaluation OR measure OR feedback OR scales)

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Keyword terms

(Mandibular Reconstruction[Mesh] OR Mandibular Osteotomy[Mesh] OR Mandibular Neoplasms[Mesh] OR Mandibular Neoplasms[Mesh] OR Mandibular Neoplasms[Mesh] OR Mandibular Diseases[Mesh] OR Mouth Neoplasms[Mesh] OR Surgery, Oral[Mesh] OR Surgical Flaps[Mesh]) AND (“Outcome Assessment (Health Care)”[Mesh] OR Quality of Life[Mesh] OR Quality-Adjusted Life Years[Mesh] OR “Health Status”[Mesh] OR “Personal Satisfaction”[Mesh] OR Patient Satisfaction[Mesh] OR Patient Compliance”[Mesh] OR “Patient Preference[Mesh] OR Attitude[Mesh] OR Pain[Mesh] OR “Body Image”[Mesh] OR Social Adjustment[Mesh] OR Social Behavior[Mesh] OR Shyness[Mesh] OR Social Distance[Mesh] OR Social Isolation[Mesh] OR Fear[Mesh] OR Frustration[Mesh] OR Personal Autonomy[Mesh] OR Self Concept[Mesh] OR Social Adjustment[Mesh] OR Adaptation, Psychological[Mesh] OR Stress, Psychological[Mesh] OR Emotions[Mesh] OR Esthetics[Mesh]) AND (“Questionnaires”[Mesh] OR Interviews as Topic[Mesh] OR Observation[Mesh])

(“mandibular neoplasms” OR “mandibular cancer” OR “mandibular carcinoma” OR “mandibular tumor” OR “mandibular tumour” OR “mandible malignancies” OR “mandible malignancy” OR “oral cancer” OR “oral carcinoma” OR “oral neoplasm” OR “oral tumor” OR “oral tumour” OR “oral malignancies” OR “oral malignancy” OR “mandibular reconstruction” OR mandibulectomy OR “mandibular resection” OR “maxillofacial surgery” OR “fibular flap reconstruction” OR “surgical flap” OR “free fibula flap”) AND (“outcome assessment” OR “quality of life” OR QOL OR “Health related quality of life” OR HRQOL OR “quality adjusted life years” OR QALY OR “health status” OR “functional status” OR “functional outcome” OR “well-being” OR “personal satisfaction” OR “patient satisfaction” OR “patient compliance” OR preference OR attitude OR perspective OR “patient reported outcome” OR pain OR disability OR disabilities OR disabled OR “body image” OR “social function” OR “social behavior” OR “social behaviour” OR shyness OR “social distance” OR “social isolation” OR fear OR frustration OR autonomy OR “self-concept” OR adaptation OR adjustment OR coping OR stress OR emotion OR aesthetic OR esthetics OR appearance) AND questionnaires OR survey OR assessment OR instrument OR validated tool OR interview OR observation OR evaluation OR measure OR feedback OR scales)