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. 2020 Nov 23;15(11):e0242781. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242781

Table 1. Search strategy for workplace violence in healthcare personnel.

Scopus (29/01/2020)
Number Concept Search strategy
#1 Workplace violence Occupational violen*" OR "occupational agress*" OR "occupational bullying" OR “occupational intimidation” OR "occupational disturb*" OR "occupational pester*" OR "occupational sexual harass*" OR "occupational harass*" OR "occupational abus*" OR "occupational hostil*" OR "occupational offen*" OR "occupational extort*" OR "occupational threat*" OR "occupational assault*" OR "workplace violen*" OR "workplace agress*" OR "workplace bullying" OR “workplace intimidation” OR "workplace disturb*" OR "workplace pester*" OR "workplace sexual harass*" OR "workplace harass*" OR "workplace abus*" OR "workplace hostil*" OR "workplace offen*" OR "workplace extort*" OR "workplace threat*" OR "workplace assault*" OR “work-related violen*" OR "work-related agress*" OR "work-related bullying" OR “work-related intimidation” OR "work-related disturb*" OR "work-related pester*" OR "work-related sexual harass*" OR "work-related harass*" OR "work-related abus*" OR "work-related hostil*" OR "work-related offen*" OR "work-related extort*" OR "work-related threat*" OR "work-related assault*".
#2 Healthcare personnel "Health care practitioner*" OR "health care assistant*" OR "health care personnel" OR "health care staff" OR "health care worker*" OR "health care professional*" OR "health care provider*" OR "healthcare practitioner*" OR "healthcare assistant*" OR "healthcare personnel" OR "healthcare staff" OR "healthcare worker*" OR "healthcare professional*" OR "healthcare provider*" OR "health practitioner*" OR "health assistant*" OR "health personnel" OR "health staff" OR "health worker*" OR "health professional*" OR "health provider*" OR "medical practitioner*" OR "medical assistant*" OR "medical personnel" OR "medical staff" OR "medical worker*" OR "medical professional*" OR "medical provider*" OR “midwi*” OR "nursing assistant*" OR "nursing personnel" OR "nursing professional*" OR "nursing provider*" OR "nursing staff" OR "nursing worker*" OR "nursing practitioner*" OR “nurse” OR “nurses” OR "physician*" OR "doctor*" OR "clinician*" OR "dentist*" OR "dental assistant*" OR "dental personnel" OR "dental staff" OR "dental worker*" OR "dental provider*" OR "dental professional*" OR “dental practitioner*” OR "pharmacist*" OR "physical therapist*" OR "physiotherapist*" OR "physical therapist assistant*" OR "allied health personnel" OR "allied health professional*" OR "allied health staff" OR "allied health provider*" OR "allied health worker*" OR “allied health practitioner*” OR "paramedic*" OR "paramedical personnel" OR "paramedical professional*" OR "paramedical staff" OR "paramedical provider*" OR "paramedical worker*" OR "health manager*" OR "health care manager*" OR "healthcare manager*" OR "clinical officer*".
#3 Domestic violence "Spousal abuse" OR "spousal violence" OR "dating violence" OR "intimate partner violence" OR "intimate partner abuse" OR "domestic violence" OR "partner abuse" OR "gender-based violence" OR "GBV".
Search strategy #1 AND #2 NOT #3