Search strategy
| Search line | Term |
|---|---|
| 1 | exp Palliative Care/ |
| 2 | exp Terminal Care/ |
| 3 | exp Terminally Ill/ |
| 4 | exp long-term care/ |
| 5 | exp uncompensated care/ |
| 6 | exp patient-centered care/ |
| 7 | palliat*.mp. |
| 8 | terminal care.mp. |
| 9 | uncompensated care.mp. |
| 10 | nformal care.mp. |
| 11 | end of life care.mp. |
| 12 | end of life care.mp. |
| 13 | disease/ or disease.mp. |
| 14 | iIllness.mp. |
| 15 | cancer*.mp. |
| 16 | malignan*.mp. |
| 17 | non malignant.mp. |
| 18 | advanced.mp. |
| 19 | (advanced adj3 disease).mp. |
| 20 | end stage.mp. |
| 21 | progressive.mp. |
| 22 | terminal.mp. |
| 23 | or/1–12 |
| 24 | or/13–17 |
| 25 | or/18–22 |
| 26 | 24 and 25 |
| 27 | 23 and 26 |
| 28 | caregivers.mp. or exp caregivers/ |
| 29 | informal caregiver.mp. |
| 30 | exp family/ or family.mp. |
| 31 | spouse.mp. or spouses/ |
| 32 | relative*.mp. |
| 33 | carer*.mp. |
| 34 | informal carer*.mp. |
| 35 | home care*.mp. |
| 36 | or/28–35 |
| 37 | exp qualitative research/ |
| 38 | health care surveys/or interviews as topic/or focus groups/or questionnaires/or self-report/ or multicenter studies as topic/or feasibility studies/or pilot projects/ |
| 39 | exp attitude to health/ or exp attitude/ or exp attitude to death/ |
| 40 | attitud*.mp. |
| 41 | exp “Delivery of Health Care”/ |
| 42 | exp Patient Care Planning/ |
| 43 | patient preference.mp. or exp patient preference/ or exp “Patient Acceptance of Health Care”/ |
| 44 | caregiver preference*.mp. |
| 45 | carer preference*.mp. |
| 46 | caregiver perception*.mp. |
| 47 | carer perception*.mp. |
| 48 | perception*.mp. |
| 49 | place of death.mp. |
| 50 | place of care.mp. |
| 51 | location of death.mp. |
| 52 | location of care.mp. |
| 53 | experiences of carer*.mp. |
| 54 | 37 or 38 |
| 55 | or/39–53 |
| 56 | 54 and 55 |
| 57 | 27 and 36 and 56 |
| 58 | limit 57 to (“all adult (19 plus years)” or “young adult (19 to 24 years)” or “adult (19 to 44 years)” or “young adult and adult (19–24 and 19–44)” or “middle age (45 to 64 years)” or “middle aged (45 plus years)” or “all aged (65 and over)” or “aged (80 and over)”) |
| 59 | exp qualitative research/ or qualitative.mp. |
| 60 | 58 and 59 |
The same search terms were used across all databases. Displayed is the search strategy using the OVID search strategy format with limit keywords specific to the OVID databases (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE and AMED).