Table 1 Sample MEDLINE search strategy
Search terms | |
|---|---|
Workplace terms | |
1 | Workplace/(13603) |
2 | workplace*.tw. (24754) |
3 | worksite*.tw. (2512) |
4 | (work* adj (place* or site* or location* or setting*)).tw. (5663) |
5 | “place of work”.tw. (656) |
6 | (employer* or employee* or worker*).tw. (158577) |
7 | (office adj2 work*).tw. (1799) |
8 | Occupational Health Services/(9650) |
9 | Occupational Health/(25082) |
10 | or/1-9 (201628) |
Physical activity terms | |
11 | Motor Activity/(77808) |
12 | exp Exercise/(118458) |
13 | Physical Fitness/(21807) |
14 | “Physical Education and Training”/(11814) |
15 | exp Exercise Therapy/(29956) |
16 | Movement/(59273) |
17 | Bicycling/(7654) |
18 | Yoga/ (1506) |
19 | Accelerometry/(708) |
20 | (physical* adj (activit* or exercise* or fitness)).tw. (71697) |
21 | ((fitness or exercise) adj (class* or course* or program* or training)).tw. (17628) |
22 | (“aerobic exercis*” or aerobics).tw (5489) |
23 | (walk*.tw or run*.tw or bike.tw, bicycl*.tw).tw (81389) |
24 | yoga.tw. (2019) |
25 | (pedomet* or acceleromet*).tw. (8153) |
26 | ((moderate or high or vigorous) adj “intensity activit*”).tw (444) |
27 | (moderate-vigorous adj2 activit*).tw (166) |
28 | (“moderate to vigorous” adj2 activit*).tw (1852) |
29 | MVPA.tw. (1267) |
30 | or/11-29 (380469) |
31 | 10 and 30 (5432) |
Publication type terms | |
32 | Intervention Studies/(6743) |
33 | intervention*.tw. (552005) |
34 | Program Evaluation/(45950) |
35 | evaluation studies/(194196) |
36 | Multicenter Study/(173099) |
37 | Observational Study/(2632) |
38 | (observational adj (study or studies)).tw. (45553) |
39 | Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic/(93384) |
40 | randomized controlled trial/(375396) |
41 | randomi?ed.tw. (377695) |
42 | exp Clinical Trials as Topic/(281076) |
43 | clinical trial/(488142) |
44 | controlled clinical trial/(88473) |
45 | (clinical adj trial*).tw. (216982) |
46 | case–control studies/(182562) |
47 | exp Cohort Studies/(1353453) |
48 | Meta-Analysis/(48552) |
49 | (meta-analysis or metaanalysis).tw. (54480) |
50 | “review”/(1882177) |
51 | systematic review.tw. (47622) |
Combining search terms | |
52 | or/32-51 (4551591) |
53 | 31 and 52 (2403) |