Table 1.

Example of search terms used for PsychInfo

QES terms	(“qualitative evidence synthesis”).ti,ab
	(QES).ti,ab
	(metasynthes* OR meta-synthes* OR “meta synthesis”).ti,ab
	(metasummar* OR meta-summar* OR “meta summary”).ti,ab
	(metastud* OR meta-stud* OR “meta study”).ti,ab
	(metaethnog* OR meta-ethnog* OR “meta ethnography”).ti,ab
	(“critical interpretive synthesis”).ti,ab
	(“realist synthesis”).ti,ab
	(“thematic synthesis”).ti,ab
	(qualitative ADJ4 systematic*).ti,ab
	(qualitative ADJ4 review).ti,ab
	(qualitative ADJ4 synthes*).ti,ab
	(noblit ADJ4 hare).ti,ab
Combined with	exp PAIN/ (pain).ti,ab exp. ARTHRITIS/ (arthritis).ti,ab
Limits	none