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. 2019 Jul 29;14(7):e0220524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220524

Table 1. Example search strategy (PubMed).

Step 1 (all fields): #1 "human?animal interaction"
#2 "human?animal relationship"
#3 "human?animal bond"
#4 "animal?assisted intervention"
#5 "animal?assisted therap*"
#6 "animal?assisted activit*"
#7 "pet therap*"
#8 "pet?facilitated therap*"
#9 "pet?interaction"
#10 "pet ownership"
#11 "companion animal"
#12 attachment
#13 biophilia
#14 biopsychosocial
#15 “social support”
#16 “social mediation”
#17 “prepared learning theory”
#18 “self-efficacy”
#19 modelling
#20 “role theory”
#21 “polyvagal theory”
#22 “attention restoration theory”
#23 “stress recovery theory”
#24 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #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
Step 2 (all fields): #25 health
#26 well?being
#27 anxiety
#28 arousal
#29 stress
#30 relaxation
#31 "quality of life"
#32 "life satisfaction"
#33 restoration
#34 recovery
#35 pain
#36 loneliness
#37 #25 OR #26 OR #27 OR #28 OR #29#31 OR #32 OR #33 OR #34 OR #35 OR #36
Step 3 (title/ abstract): #38 aquarium
#39 "aquatic environment"
#40 aquaria
#41 “fish”
#42 “fish tank”
#43 #38 OR #39 OR #40 OR #41 OR #42
Step 4: #44 #24 AND #37 AND #43