Table 1.
Search Strategy (OVID)
| Long COVID | Pain | Observational Studies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
COVID-19* SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus 2019-nCov “Long COVID*” Post-COVID* Post-acute “long haul*” |
AND | Pain* “Musculoskeletal pain” “Chronic pain” “acute pain” “Nociceptive pain” Neuropath* or Neuralgia Radiculopathy “widespread pain” “joint pain” or Arthralgia “muscle pain” or Myalgia Long-term Prolong* Persist* Mechanisms* Pathophysiolog* Etiolog* Aetiolog* |
AND | “observational stud*” “cross-sectional stud*” “Cohort stud*” “case-control stud*” “longitudinal stud*” |
| Combined with OR | Combined with OR | Combined with OR | ||
| Limits: Human, Adult, English language (December 2019 to February 2022) Exclude: Reviews, case studies, expert opinion, editorial articles, and pre-prints | ||||
Note: *Truncation command to search for the root of the free-text word with any alternative ending.