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[Preprint]. 2020 Dec 14:rs.3.rs-56102. Originally published 2020 Aug 18. [Version 2] doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-56102/v2

Table 2.

Example PubMed search string

Concept Search string
Nursing homes “nursing home”[MeSH] OR “nursing home”[TIAB] OR “nursing homes” [MeSH] OR “nursing homes” [TIAB] OR “residential home*” [MeSH] OR “residential home” [TIAB] OR “caring home*” [TIAB] OR “home for the aged” [MeSH] “home for the aged” [TIAB] OR “long term care” [MeSH] OR “long term care” [TIAB] OR “senior housing” [TIAB] OR “assisted living facilities” [MeSH] OR “assisted living facilities”[TIAB] OR (senior[TIAB] OR geriatric[TIAB] OR elderly[TIAB] OR aged[TIAB] OR elder[TIAB] “older adults” [TIAB]) AND (housing[TIAB] OR living[TIAB])
Technology-based Interventions “technology” [MeSH] OR “technology” [TIAB] OR “eHealth”[TIAB] OR “telemedicine” [MeSH] OR “telemedicine” [TIAB] OR “tele-medicine” [MeSH] OR “tele-medicine” [TIAB] OR “telehealth” [TIAB] OR “tele-health” [TIAB] OR “connected health” [TIAB] OR “digital health” [TIAB] OR “mHealth”[TIAB] OR “mobile health” [TIAB]
Randomized controlled trials randomized controlled trial[PT] OR randomized controlled trials as topic[MH] OR random allocation [MH] OR double-blind method[MH] OR single-blind method[MH] OR random*[tw] OR "Placebos"[MeSH] OR placebo[TIAB] OR ((singl*[tw] OR doubl*[tw] OR trebl*[TW] OR tripl*[TW]) AND (mask*[TW] OR blind*[TW] OR dumm*[TW]))