Table 5.
Literature search.
| Database | Search terms | Articles found on searching | Articles selected after title and abstract screening |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMED | Palliat* AND (Paediatr* or Child*) | 721 | 209 |
| ASSIA | Palliat* AND (Paediatr* or Child*) | 643 | 29 |
| CINAHL | Palliative care AND paediatric/children | 168 | 41 |
| Embase | Palliat* AND Paediatr* | 1041 | 140 |
| PsycINFO | Palliat* AND Paediatr* | 69 | 28 |
| PubMed | Palliat* AND Paediatr*/Pediatr* | 1805 | 181 |
| Web of Science | Palliat* AND Paediatr* | 1339 | 89 |
| ERIC | Palliative care AND Paediatric/children | 144 | 2 |
| Desk drawer search | N/A | 55 | 55 |
| Total | 5930 | 719 |
AMED: Allied and Complementary Medicine Database; ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts; CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; ERIC: Education Resources Information Center; N/A: not applicable.