Table 1.

The search terms, Boolean commands and field indicators, presented for each domain

Domain	Search terms
Outcome: Physical activity behaviour*	(‘Physical activ*’) OR (exercise) OR (sport*) OR (play) OR (exertion) OR (recreation) OR (training) OR (‘motor activit*’) OR (‘physical performance’) OR (‘physical movement’) OR (‘physical effort’) OR (exergaming)
OR
Outcome: Sedentary behaviour*	(sedentar*) OR (‘screen time’) OR (gaming) OR (‘computer use’) OR (sitting) OR (inactiv*) OR (‘seated posture’) OR ((watch* or view*) N/2 (TV or television))
AND
Target population*	(child*) OR (youth) OR (adolescen*) OR (‘young people’) OR (‘school age*’) OR (p?ediatric) OR (juvenile) OR (teen*)
AND
Study design†	(RCT) OR (‘control* trial*’) OR (quasi) OR (longitudinal) OR (intervention*) OR (prospective) OR (‘follow-up’)
OR
Determinants†	(determinant*) OR (antecedent*) OR (predictor*) OR (mediator*) OR (moderator*) OR (exposure*)
AND
Measurement methods†	(acceleromet*) OR (‘activity profile’) OR (recall) OR (diary) OR (‘activity monitor*’) OR (‘heart rate monitor*’) OR (‘direct observation’) OR (actigraph*) OR (‘activity track*’) OR (‘self report*’) OR (survey) OR (pedomet*) OR (wearable*)

*Restricted search to title, abstract and keywords.

†Search in entire study.