Table 1.
Selected Search Strategies for review articles
| Search | Search Term | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| PubMed | ||
| S1 | Search ((((challenges [Title/Abstract]) OR obstacles [Title/Abstract]) OR limitations [Title/Abstract]) OR problems [Title/Abstract]) OR barriers [Title/Abstract] | 1,051,391 |
| S2 | Search ((provision [Title/Abstract]) OR bringing [Title/Abstract]) OR access [Title/Abstract] | 350,573 |
| S3 | Search (((((palliative care [MeSH Terms]) OR palliative medicine [Title/Abstract]) OR hospice care [Title/Abstract]) OR supportive care [Title/Abstract]) OR terminal care [Title/Abstract]) OR end of life care [Title/Abstract] | 72,182 |
| S4 | Search (((((cancer [Title/Abstract]) OR tumor [Title/Abstract]) OR neoplasms [Title/Abstract]) OR terminal cancer [Title/Abstract]) OR metastatic cancer [Title/Abstract]) OR malignant [Title/Abstract] | 2,462,108 |
| S5 | Search review*[Title/Abstract] Sort by: Best Match | 1,878,924 |
| S6 | S1 AND S2 AND S3 AND S4 AND S5 | 88 |
| S7 | S1 AND S2 AND S3 AND S4 AND S5 (Limiters - Date of Publication: 20000101–20,190,110; English Language) | 79 |
| CINAHL | ||
| S1 | TI challenges OR TI barriers OR TI problems OR TI limitations OR TI obstacles | 68,419 |
| S2 | AB challenges OR AB barriers OR AB problems OR AB limitations OR AB obstacles | 373,747 |
| S3 | AB provision OR AB bringing OR AB access | 110,926 |
| S4 | TI provision OR TI bringing OR TI access | 30,549 |
| S5 | TI palliative care OR TI palliative medicine OR TI hospice care OR TI supportive care OR TI terminal care OR TI end of life care | 22,990 |
| S5 | AB palliative care OR AB palliative medicine OR AB hospice care OR AB supportive care OR AB terminal care OR AB end of life care | 25,576 |
| S7 | AB cancer OR AB tumor OR AB neoplasms OR AB terminal cancer OR AB metastatic cancer OR AB malignant | 270,124 |
| S8 | TI cancer OR TI tumor OR TI neoplasms OR TI terminal cancer OR TI metastatic cancer OR TI malignant | 252,261 |
| S9 | TI review* | 176,934 |
| S10 | AB review* | 366,746 |
| S11 | S1 OR S2 | 416,347 |
| S12 | S3 OR S4 | 130,606 |
| S13 | S5 OR S6 | 37,837 |
| S14 | S7 OR S8 | 392,676 |
| S15 | S9 OR S10 | 473,045 |
| S16 | S11 AND S12 AND S13 AND S14 AND S15 | 74 |
| S17 | S11 AND S12 AND S13 AND S14 AND S15 (Limiters - Date of Publication: 20000101–20,190,110; English Language) | 71 |
Explanation of abbreviations: S Search; MeSH Medical Subject Headings; AB Abstract; TI Title