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Table 1 Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1946 to April Week 3 2012 search strategy

From: A systematic review of interactive multimedia interventions to promote children’s communication with health professionals: implications for communicating with overweight children

1. (appointment$ OR consultation$).tw,kf

49. exp Attitude to Health.sh (includes Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/, Patient Acceptance of Health Care/)

2. Health Communication.sh

50. Self Efficacy.sh

3. (health ADJ3 communicat$).tw,kf

51. (self ADJ efficacy).tw,kf

4. OR/ 1-3

52. (health ADJ competence).tw,kf

5. (e-communicat$ OR ecommunicat$).tw,kf

53. Health Behavior.sh

6. (e-health OR ehealth).tw,kf

54. ((health ADJ behavi*r$) OR (chang$ ADJ3 behavi*r$) OR (behavi*r$ ADJ3 change$)).tw,kf

7. electronic$.tw,kf

55. exp Self Care.sh (includes Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring/, Self Administration/ and Self Medication/)

8. virtual.tw,kf

56. (self ADJ manag$).tw,kf

9. Virtual Reality.sh

57. exp Patient Satisfaction.sh (includes Patient Preference/)

10. (virtual ADJ reality).tw,kf

58. OR/ 39-57

11. (Hypermedia OR Multimedia).sh,tw,kf

59. Randomized Controlled Trial.sh

12. animation.tw,kf

60. Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic.sh

13. ((information ADJ technolog$) OR IT).tw,kf

61. (randomized controlled trial).pt

14. (Decision Making, Computer-Assisted OR Therapy, Computer-Assisted).sh

62. (controlled clinical trial).pt

15. (computer ADJ (assisted OR based OR mediated)).tw,kf

63. Random Allocation.sh

16. (Computers OR Computers, Handheld).sh

64. Double-blind Method.sh

17. (computer$ OR (hand ADJ held ADJ3 computer$) OR (handheld ADJ3 computer$)).tw,kf

65. Single-blind Method.sh

18. (mobile ADJ communic$).tw,kf

66. OR/ 59-65

19. ((personal ADJ digital ADJ assistant) OR pda$ OR (pocket ADJ pc) OR (pocket ADJ computer$)).tw,kf

67. Animals.sh NOT Humans.sh

20. ipad$.tw,kf

68. 66 NOT 67

21. Internet.sh,tw,kf

69. (clinical trial).pt

22. World Wide Web.sh

70. exp Clinical Trial.sh (includes Clinical Trial, Phase I/, Clinical Trial, Phase II/, Clinical Trial, Phase III/, Clinical Trial, Phase IV/, Controlled Clinical Trial/, Multicenter Study/ and Randomized Controlled Trial/)

23. ((world ADJ wide ADJ web) OR www OR website$ OR (web-site$) OR (web ADJ based) OR (web-based) OR webbased).tw,kf

71. Case-Control Studies.sh

24. Online Systems.sh

72. (clin$ ADJ25 trial$).tw,kf

25. (online OR on-line OR portal).tw,kf

73. ((single OR double OR triple OR treble) ADJ25 mask$).tw,kf

26. Compact Disks.sh OR CD-I.sh OR CD-ROM.sh

74. Placebos.sh

27. ((cd ADJ rom$) OR cd-rom$ OR cdrom$).tw,kf

75. (placebo$ OR random$).tw,kf

28. Software.sh,tw,kf

76. Research Design.sh

29. (interactive ADJ3 (technolog$ OR application$ OR program$) OR ITA).tw,kf

77. OR/ 69-76

30. Video Games.sh

78. 77 NOT 67

31. ((video OR computer) ADJ game$).tw,kf

79. 78 NOT 68

32. (wii OR nintendo).tw,kf

80. (Comparative Study OR Evaluation Studies OR Follow-Up Studies OR Prospective Studies).sh

33. OR/ 5-32

81. (control$ OR prospectiv$ OR volunteer$).tw,kf

34. Pediatrics.sh

82. intervention$.tw,kf

35. (p*ediatric OR p*ediatrics).tw,kf

83. OR/ 80-82

36. Child.sh,tw,kf

84. 83 NOT 67

37. (children OR childhood).tw,kf

85. 84 NOT (68 OR 79)

38. OR/ 34-37

86. 68 OR 79 OR 85

39. (Diet OR Diet Therapy OR Nutrition Therapy).sh

87. 4 AND 33 AND 38 AND 58 AND 86

40. (diet$ OR nutrition$).tw,kf

88. limit 87 to yr=1990-2012

41. (Health Education OR Patient Education as Topic).sh

89. exp Schools.sh (includes Schools Medical/, Schools Nursery/ and Universities/)

42. (health ADJ education).tw,kf

90. Vocational Education.sh

43. Health Promotion.sh

91. 88 NOT (89 OR 90)

44. ((health ADJ promotion) OR (promot$ ADJ health)).tw,kf

 

45. Patient Participation.sh

 

46. exp Patient Compliance.sh (includes Medication Adherence/)

 

47. Motivation.sh

 

48. motivat$.tw,kf