Table 1.
Example of Search Strategy: Keyword and MeSH Headings Searched Within MEDLINE.
| Search term | Keywords and MeSH headings |
|---|---|
| 1 | MH Palliative Care |
| 2 | MH Palliative Medicine |
| 3 | TIAB Palliative |
| 4 | MH Hospices |
| 5 | MH Hospice Care |
| 6 | MH Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing |
| 7 | TIAB hospice* |
| 8 | MH Terminal Care |
| 9 | TIAB terminal care |
| 10 | TIAB end of life |
| 11 | TIAB end-of-life |
| 12 | MH Complementary Therapies |
| 13 | TIAB complementary therap* |
| 14 | TIAB complementary medicine |
| 15 | MH Integrative Medicine |
| 16 | TIAB integrative medicine |
| 17 | TIAB alternative therap* |
| 18 | TIAB alternative medicine |
| 19 | TIAB non-pharmacologic* |
| 20 | TIAB non pharmacologic* |
| 21 | MH Acupuncture |
| 22 | TIAB acupuncture |
| 23 | MH Acupressure |
| 24 | TIAB acupressure |
| 25 | TIAB cupping |
| 26 | TIAB dry needl* |
| 27 | TIAB homeopath* |
| 28 | MH Medicine, Ayurvedic |
| 29 | TIAB traditional medicine |
| 30 | TIAB ayurved* |
| 31 | TIAB Asian medicine |
| 32 | TIAB Chinese medicine |
| 33 | TIAB folk medicine |
| 34 | MH Herbal Medicine |
| 35 | TIAB herbal medicine |
| 36 | TIAB mind body |
| 37 | TIAB mind-body |
| 38 | TIAB aromatherapy |
| 39 | TIAB biofeedback |
| 40 | TIAB breathing exercise |
| 41 | TIAB hypnosis |
| 42 | TIAB guided imagery |
| 43 | TIAB laughter |
| 44 | TIAB meditation |
| 45 | TIAB relaxation |
| 46 | TIAB qigong” |
| 47 | TIAB qi-gong” |
| 48 | TIAB tai-ji |
| 49 | TIAB taiji |
| 50 | TIAB tai ji |
| 51 | TIAB tai-chi |
| 52 | TIAB taichi |
| 53 | TIAB tai chi |
| 54 | TIAB therapeutic touch |
| 55 | TIAB reiki |
| 56 | TIAB yoga |
| 57 | MH Chiropractic |
| 58 | MH Osteopathic Medicine |
| 59 | TIAB manipulation |
| 60 | TIAB chiropractic |
| 61 | TIAB osteopath* |
| 62 | TIAB massage |
| 63 | TIAB naturopath* |
| 64 | MH Dietary Supplements |
| 65 | TIAB dietary supplement” |
| 66 | MH Nutrition Therapy |
| 67 | TIAB nutrition” |
| 68 | TIAB art therapy |
| 69 | TIAB dance therapy |
| 70 | TIAB music therapy |
| 71 | TIAB attitude* |
| 72 | TIAB knowledge |
| 73 | TIAB pattern* |
| 74 | TIAB competen* |
| 75 | TIAB awareness |
| 76 | TIAB usage |
| 77 | TIAB utiliz* |
| 78 | TIAB provision |
| 79 | TIAB delivery |
| 80 | TIAB survey* |
| 81 | TIAB questionnaire* |
| 82 | TIAB interview* |
| 83 | TIAB refer* |
| 84 | TIAB consult* |
| 85 | TIAB challenge* |
| 86 | TIAB barrier* |
| 87 | MH Interviews as Topic |
| 88 | MH Clinical Competence |
| 89 | MH Surveys and Questionnaires |
| 90 | MH Health Services Research |
| 91 | MH Institutional Practice |
| 92 | MH Referral and Consultation |
| 93 | MH Attitude of Health Personnel |
| 94 | MH Attitude to Health |
| 95 | MH Health Care Costs |
| 96 | MH Health Resources |
| 97 | MH Practice Patterns, Nurses’ |
| 98 | MH Practice Patterns, Physicians’ |
| 99 | 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 |
| 100 | 12 OR 13 OR 14 OR 15 OR 16 OR 17 OR 18 OR 19 OR 20 OR 21 OR 22 OR 23 OR 24 OR 25 OR 26 OR 27 OR 28 OR 29 OR 30 OR 31 OR 32 OR 33 OR 34 OR 35 OR 36 OR 37 OR 38 OR 39 OR 40 OR 41 OR42 OR 43 OR44 OR 45 OR 46 OR 47 OR 48 OR 49 OR 50 OR 51 OR 52 OR 53 OR 54 OR 55 OR 56 OR 57 OR 58 OR 59 OR 60 OR 61 OR 62 OR 63 OR 64 OR 65 OR 66 OR 67 OR 68 OR 69 OR 70 |
| 101 | 71 OR 72 OR 73 OR 74 OR 75 OR 76 OR 77 OR 78 OR 79 OR 80 OR 81 OR 82 OR 83 OR 84 OR 85 OR 86 OR 87 OR 88 OR 89 OR 90 OR 91 OR 92 OR 93 OR 94 OR 95 OR 96 OR 97 OR 98 |
| 102 | 99 AND 100 AND 101 |
MH = MEDLINE Medical Subject Heading keyword; TIAB = MEDLINE Title and Abstract keyword search.
The asterisk symbol (*) was used in PubMed searches as a wildcard character.