Table A2.
Search Terms and Strategy.
| Database | Search String | Hits | Search Date (dd/mm/yyyy) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBSCOhost | (“Social Anxiety” OR “Social phob*”) AND (“COVID*” OR “Coronavirus” OR “Pandemic” OR “Lockdown”) (All fields) | 69 | 1 September 2021 |
| 56 | 1 March 2022 | ||
| 41 | 1 August 2022 | ||
| 11 | 1 October 2022 | ||
| EMBASE | (“Social Anxiety” OR “Social phob*”) AND (“COVID*” OR “Coronavirus” OR “Pandemic” OR “Lockdown”) (Title/Abstract) | 74 | 1 September 2021 |
| 27 | 1 March 2022 | ||
| 49 | 1 August 2022 | ||
| 23 | 1 October 2022 | ||
| Cochrane | (“Social Anxiety” OR “Social phob*”) AND (“COVID*” OR “Coronavirus” OR “Pandemic” OR “Lockdown”) (Title or Abstract or Keyword) | 4 | 1 September 2021 |
| 63 | 1 March 2022 | ||
| 0 | 1 August 2022 | ||
| 2 | 1 October 2022 | ||
| Proquest Dissertations and Theses | (“Social Anxiety” OR “Social phob*”) AND (“COVID*” OR “Coronavirus” OR “Pandemic” OR “Lockdown”) (Document title or Abstract) | 8 | 1 September 2021 |
| 0 | 1 March 2022 | ||
| 3 | 1 August 2022 | ||
| 12 | 1 October 2022 | ||
| PsycNET | (“Social Anxiety” OR “Social phob*”) AND (“COVID*” OR “Coronavirus” OR “Pandemic” OR “Lockdown”) (Any Field) | 19 | 1 September 2021 |
| 9 | 1 March 2022 | ||
| 11 | 1 August 2022 | ||
| 20 | 1 October 2022 | ||
| Scopus | (“Social Anxiety” OR “Social phob*”) AND (“COVID*” OR “Coronavirus” OR “Pandemic” OR “Lockdown”) (Title/Abstract/Keywords) | 96 | 1 September 2021 |
| 33 | 1 March 2022 | ||
| 68 | 1 August 2022 | ||
| 19 | 1 October 2022 | ||
| Web of Science | (“Social Anxiety” OR “Social phob*”) AND (“COVID*” OR “Coronavirus” OR “Pandemic” OR “Lockdown”) (Topic) | 53 | 1 September 2021 |
| 46 | 1 March 2022 | ||
| 31 | 1 August 2022 | ||
| 13 | 1 October 2022 |