Table 1.
Example of complete search strategy using Embase
| We developed the master search strategy in Embase on Nov. 5th, 2017 (results: 10,956) using the following search terms: | |
| 1 exp prevention/ | |
| 2 exp rehabilitation/ | |
| 3 therap$.mp. | |
| 4 intervention$.mp. | |
| 5 treat$.mp. | |
| 6 care.mp. | |
| 7 prevent$.mp. | |
| 8 rehab$.mp. | |
| 9 exp Suicide/ | |
| 10 suicid$.mp. | |
| 11 substance-related disorders.mp. | |
| 12 exp Substance-Related Disorders/ | |
| 13 exp drug abuse/ | |
| 14 exp addiction/ | |
| 15 exp drug addiction/ | |
| 16 exp “substance use disorder”/ | |
| 17 (substance$ adj3 abus$).mp. | |
| 18 (substance$ adj3 addict$).mp. | |
| 19 (substance$ adj3 disorder$).mp. | |
| 20 (substance$ adj3 us$).mp. | |
| 21 (drug$ adj3 disorder$).mp. | |
| 22 (drug$ adj3 us$).mp. | |
| 23 (drug$ adj3 abus$).mp. | |
| 24 (drug$ adj3 dependen$).mp. | |
| 25 (drug$ adj3 addict$).mp. | |
| 26 (drug$ adj3 disorder$).mp. | |
| 27 (addict$ adj3 disorder$).mp. | |
| 28 protective factor$.mp. | |
| 29 exp Protective Factors/ | |
| 30 (protect$ adj3 factor$).mp. | |
| 31 protect$.mp. | |
| 32 risk factor.mp. | |
| 33 exp Risk Factors/ | |
| 34 (risk$ adj3 factor$).mp. | |
| 35 risk$.mp. | |
| 36 correlat$.mp. | |
| 37 determinant$.mp. | |
| 38 predict$.mp. | |
| 39 associat$.mp. | |
| 40 reduc$.mp. | |
| 41 increas$.mp. | |
| 42 decreas$.mp. | |
| 43 improv$.mp. | |
| 44 enhanc$.mp. | |
| 45 buffer$.mp. | |
| 46 ameliorat$.mp. | |
| 47 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 | |
| 48 9 or 10 (116798) | |
| 49 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 | |
| 50 28 or 29 or 30 or 31 or 32 or 33 or 34 or 35 or 36 or 37 or 38 or 39 or 40 or 41 or 42 or 43 or 44 or 45 or 46 | |
| 51 47 and 48 and 49 and 50 (10956) |
NB. We used the following commands specific to the Embase search platform: “Adj3” Search words have to appear at least three words away from each other; “$” Truncation symbol; “exp” Explode the subject heading, to retrieve more specific terms; “/” MeSH heading; “AND,” “OR” Boolean logic to combine search terms