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Table 3 The search terms used in the PICO search

From: PICO, PICOS and SPIDER: a comparison study of specificity and sensitivity in three search tools for qualitative systematic reviews

PICO tool a

Search terms

  
 

CINAHL plus

MEDLINE

EMBASE

P

[MH Multiple Sclerosis OR TX multiple sclerosis] AND MH patients OR TX service user* or TX service-user*

[exp multiple sclerosis/OR multiple sclerosis.tw]AND [exp Patients/OR patient*.tw OR service user*.tw OR service-user*.tw OR exp consumer participation/ OR consumer.tw]

[exp multiple sclerosis/OR multiple sclerosis.tw] AND [exp patient/patient$.tw OR service user$.tw OR service-user$ OR consumer$.tw]

I

MH (health services needs and demands) OR TX health care OR TX health services OR TX care OR MH patient care OR MH health personnel OR MH health services administration OR MH health services OR MH health facilities OR MH mental health services OR MH therapeutics OR TX specialist care MM “Multiple Sclerosis Psychosocial Factors”OR MM “Multiple sclerosis diagnosis” OR MM “Multiple sclerosis drug therapy” 

exp “health care facilities, manpower and services”/OR health care.tw OR health services.tw OR exp Health Services Administration/OR exp Therapeutics/OR exp Diagnosis/OR organisations.tw OR exp Health Occupations/OR consultation.tw OR referral.tw OR exp Health Personnel/OR Health Education/OR hospital*.tw OR consultant*.tw OR neurologist*.tw OR doctor* OR practice nurse*.tw OR specialist nurse* OR psychologist*.tw OR general practitioner*.tw OR exp “psychiatry and psychology (non mesh)”/OR exp/Dentistry/OR exp investigative techniques/OR exp “health care economics and organisations”/ OR specialist care.tw OR mental health services.tw OR mental health care.tw OR secondary care.tw

exp health care/OR health care.tw OR exp health service/OR exp health care organisation/OR exp health care utilization/ OR exp “care and caring”/OR care.tw OR medical care.tw OR exp health care personnel/OR health service$.tw OR health care professional$.tw OR exp health care quality/OR exp terminal care/ OR exp health care management/ OR exp medical procedures/OR exp health care facility/OR hospital$.tw OR welfare/or *human needs/or *social welfare OR exp medical ethics/OR consultant$.tw OR neurologist$.tw OR doctor$.tw OR practice nurse$.tw OR specialist nurse$.tw OR psychologist$.tw OR general practitioner$.tw OR mental health care.tw OR mental health services.tw or psycholog$ services.tw OR specialist care.tw OR secondary care.tw OR primary care.tw OR primary health care.tw

C

n/a

n/a

n/a

O

TX perception* OR MH patient satisfaction OR TX satisf* OR TX value* OR TX perceive* OR TX perspective* OR TX view* OR TX experience OR MH (health services needs and demand) OR TX opinion* OR MH consumer satisfaction OR TX belie* OR MM “Patient Attitudes” OR MM “Attitude to illness” 

perceive*.tw OR perception*.tw OR exp Consumer Participation/ OR *personal satisfaction/OR exp Consumer Satisfaction/ OR satis*.tw OR exp Hospital-Patient Relations/OR exp Professional- Patient Relations/ OR value*.tw OR perspective*.tw OR view*.tw OR experience*.tw OR need*.tw OR exp “Health Services Needs and Demand”/OR issue*.tw OR exp Attitude/OR belie*.tw OR opinion*.tw OR feel*.tw OR know*.tw OR understand*.tw

Perception$.tw OR exp satisfaction/OR satis$.tw OR value$.tw OR perceive$.tw OR exp psychological aspect/OR perspective$.tw OR view$.tw OR exp personal experience/OR experience$.tw OR exp health care need/OR need$.tw OR exp human needs/OR issue$.tw OR exp medical ethics/OR opinion$.tw OR exp attitude/OR exp health belief/OR attitude$.tw OR belie$.tw OR feel$.tw OR know$.tw OR understand$.tw

  1. a(P and I and O).
  2. Footnote: * is a truncation symbol to retrieve terms with a common root within CINHAL Plus and MEDLINE. $ is a truncation symbol to retrieve terms with a common root within EMBASE.