We used the following commands specific to the interface | |
adj | Words have to appear next to each other. |
$ | Truncation symbol, |
.ti,ab | Restricts the search to title and abstract fields |
.tw | Restricts the search to title, keywords and abstract fields |
EXP | Explode the subject heading, to retrieve more specific terms |
/ | MeSH heading. |
? | Optional wild card character used within, or at the end of, a search term to substitute for one or no characters. |
Once terms were compiled they then combined them using Boolean logic (AND, OR). We used The InterTASC Information Specialists' Sub-Group (ISSG)3 filter for Controlled studies (search 8 and 9 below). | |
Master search developed in Ovid MEDLINE(R) in process and conducted on 16 June 2015 (6118 results) | |
1 | *suicide/ or exp suicidal ideation/ or exp suicide, attempted/ |
2 | thoughts of death.ti,ab. |
3 | suicid*.ti,ab. |
4 | self-harm.ti,ab. |
5 | ending own life.ti,ab. |
6 | taking own life.ti,ab. |
7 | 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 |
8 | exp Clinical Trial/ or double-blind method/ or (clinical trial* or randomized controlled trial or multicenter study).pt. or exp Clinical Trials as Topic/ or ((randomi?ed adj7 trial*) or (controlled adj3 trial*) or (clinical adj2 trial*) or ((single or doubl* or tripl* or treb*) and (blind* or mask*))).ti,ab. |
9 | exp Case–control Studies/ or Control Groups/ or Matched-Pair Analysis/ or ((case* adj5 control*) or (case adj3 comparison*) or control group*).ti,ab. |
10 | 8 or 9 |
11 | exp Interpersonal Relations/ or exp Communication/ or communicat*.ti,ab. |
12 | (session* or appointment or meet* or encounter or explor* or clinical formulation or uncover* or disclos* or express* or inform* or mention* or reveal* or say* or speak* or probe or probing or dialogue or articulat* or contact).ti,ab. |
13 | (assess* or examin* or talk* or language or elicit* or evok* or ask* or dialogue or convers* or exchange or discus* or discourse or question* or interview* or consult* or interact* or counsel* or session* or appointment or meet* or encounter).ti,ab. |
14 | (online adj10 suicide).ti,ab. |
15 | (helpline adj10 suicide).ti,ab. |
16 | (treatment adj10 suicide).ti,ab. |
17 | (therapy adj10 suicide).ti,ab. |
18 | (admit or voice or verbalise or convey or clinical review or therapeutic alliance or relationship or doctor-patient relationship or support*).ti,ab. |
19 | risk assessment.ti,ab. |
20 | (verbal or non-verbal).ti,ab. |
21 | 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 |
22 | 7 and 10 and 21 |