Table 2.
Search strategy
| Database | Search terms | Number of articles |
|---|---|---|
| PubMed | (participation OR involvement OR contribution OR involution OR engagement OR activation) AND (nurse*) AND (“health policy” OR “health policies” OR “policy making”) | 377 |
| EMBASE | (participation OR involvement OR contribution OR involution OR engagement OR activation) AND (nurse*) AND (“health policy” OR “health policies” OR “policy making”) | 249 |
| SCOPUS | (participation OR involvement OR contribution OR involution OR engagement OR activation) AND (nurse*) AND (“health policy” OR “health policies” OR “policy making”) | 565 |
| Science Direct | (participation OR involvement OR contribution OR involution OR engagement OR activation) AND (nurse*) AND (“health policy” OR “health policies” OR “policy making”) | 19 |
| Total articles | 1210 | |
| Total articles obtained from reference by reference | 1 | |
| Total abstract and titles reviewed (duplicates removed) | 585 | |
| Total articles papers reviewed | 57 | |
| Selection of studies | 11 | |