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Table 1 Final search strategy on Medline via Ovid

From: Understanding the care and support needs of older people: a scoping review and categorisation using the WHO international classification of functioning, disability and health framework (ICF)

 

Key concepts

 

Search terms

 

Needs for care and support

OR

“care and support”.ti,ab., “care need*”.ti,ab., “health need*”.ti,ab., “social need*”.ti,ab., “patient* need*”.ti,ab., “unmet need*”.ti,ab., “lived experience*”.ti,ab, “health priorit*”.ti,ab., “care preference”.ti,ab., “activit* of daily living”.ti,ab., Health Service Needs/, Patient Preference/

AND

Older adults

OR

“older adult*”.ti,ab., “older people”.ti,ab, elderly.ti,ab., elders.ti,ab., “ageing population*”.ti,ab.

AND

Chronic conditions

OR

“chronic disease*”.ab,ti,sh., “chronic condition*”.ab,ti,sh., “long-term illness*”.ti,ab,sh., “long-term condition*”.ti,ab,sh., “long-term disease*”.ti,ab,sh., disabilit*.ab,ti,sh., multimorbid*.ab,ti,sh., “multiple chronic”.ti,ab,sh., “multiple morbid”.ti,ab,sh.,Chronic, Illness/, Comorbidity/, Long Term Care/

  1. * This symbol represents unlimited searches for variations on a word that are formed with different suffixes