Table 1. Search strategy for scoping review on nurses’ experience and preferences around shift pattern.

CINHAL (EBSCO) (N = 1,225)

S1 shift work

S2 work schedule

S3 shift pattern

S4 shift length

S5 S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4

S6 “nurse”

S7 health professionals

S8 S6 OR S7

S9 S5 AND S8

S10 “impact”

S11 “effect”

S12 “affect”

S13 “perception”

S14 “experience”

S15 “reaction”

S16 “prefer*”

S17 S10 OR S11 OR S12 OR S13 OR S14 OR S15 OR S16

S18 S9 AND S17 Limiters: English

S19 S9 AND S16 Limiters: English—Research Article

Medline (Ovid) (N = 1,054)

1. (shift adj4 work*).mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, floating sub-heading word, keyword heading word, organism supplementary concept word, protocol supplementary concept word, rare disease supplementary concept word, unique identifier, synonyms]

2. work* schedule.mp.

3. shift pattern*.mp.

4. shift length.mp.

5. "Personnel Staffing and Scheduling"/

6. (shift or schedule).mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, floating sub-heading word, keyword heading word, organism supplementary concept word, protocol supplementary concept word, rare disease supplementary concept word, unique identifier, synonyms]

7. 5 and 6

8. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 7

9. nurse*.mp.

10. health professional.mp.

11. 9 or 10

12. impact.mp.

13. effect.mp.

14. affect.mp. or Affect/

15. perception.mp. or Perception/

16. experience.mp.

17. reaction*.mp.

18. preference.mp.

19. 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18

20. 8 and 11 and 19

21. 20 and “Journal Article” [Publication Type]

Scopus (Elsevier) (N = 1,127)

((TITLE-ABS-KEY (“shift work”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“work schedule”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“shift pattern”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“shift length”))) AND ((TITLE-ABS-KEY (“nurse”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“health professional”))) AND ((TITLE-ABS-KEY (“impact”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“effect”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“affect”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“perception”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“experience”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“reaction”)) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY(“prefer*”))) AND (LIMIT-TO (LANGUAGE, "English”)) AND (LIMIT-TO (DOCTYPE, "ar”))