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Table 1 Sample MEDLINE search strategy

From: Intrapersonal, social and physical environmental determinants of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in working-age women: a systematic review protocol

 

Search terms

Outcome terms

 1

Exp exercise/

 2

(moderate adj2 vigorous).tw.

 3

MVPA.tw.

 4

Physical* activit*.tw.

 5

Exp sports/

 6

Dancing/

 7

Motor activity/

 8

Physical fitness/

 9

Aerobics.tw.

 10

((moderate or vigorous or aerobic) adj2 exercise*).tw.

 11

((moderate or vigorous or aerobic) adj2 activit*).tw.

 12

Running.tw.

 13

(cycling or biking).tw.

 14

Swimming.tw.

 15

Walking.tw.

 16

(physical* adj (fit* or train* or exercise*)).tw.

 17

“high intensit*” adj2 (exercise* or activit*).tw.

 18

or/1-17

Physical environment terms

 19

Environment design/

 20

Residence characteristics/

 21

Poverty areas/

 22

Built environment*.tw.

 23

(walkable or walkability).tw.

 24

(active adj (travel* or transportation or commut*)).tw.

 25

((walking or pedestrian or cycling or bicycle or bike) adj (trail* or path* or route* or lane* or infrastructure)).tw.

 26

((road or street) adj connectivity).tw.

 27

(community adj2 (feature* or characteristic*)).tw.

 28

Community design.tw.

 29

Neighbo?rhood*.tw.

 30

Sidewalk*.tw.

 31

Green space.tw.

 32

Parks.tw.

 33

Public facilities/

 34

Fitness centers/

 35

((sport* or recreation* or exercise) adj facilit*).tw.

 36

(“land use” adj2 mix*).tw.

 37

(environment* adj (factor* or correlate* or determinant*)).tw.

 38

Weather/

 39

Weather.tw.

 40

(gym or gyms).tw.

 41

((fitness or recreation*) adj (centre* or center*)).tw.

 42

or/19-41

Social environment terms

 43

Social environment/

 44

Community networks/

 45

Crime/

 46

((safe* or unsafe) adj2 neighbo?rhood*).tw.

 47

Social support/

 48

Exp socioeconomic factors/

 49

Culture/

 50

Cultural characteristics/

 51

(social* adj (capital or support* or influence* or environment* or connect* or correlate* or factor*)).tw.

 52

(socioeconomic or socio-economic).tw.

 53

(sociodemographic* or socio-demographic*).tw.

 54

(cultural adj (factor* or correlate* or influence*)).tw.

 55

Exp socioeconomic factors/

 56

Public policy/

 57

Health policy/

 58

or/43-57

Intrapersonal terms

 59

Self efficacy/

 60

Motivation/

 61

Health status/

 62

Attitude to health/

 63

Health knowledge, attitudes, practice/

 64

Health behaviour/

 65

Self efficacy.tw.

 66

Motivation.tw.

 67

or/59-66

 68

42 or 58 or 67

 69

18 and 68

Population and study design limits

 70

Child/not exp adult/

 71

Adolescent/not exp adult/

 72

70 not 71

 73

73 not 72

 74

Exp aged/not adult/

 75

74 not 75

 76

Wom?n*.tw.

 77

Exp women/

 78

Female*.tw.

 79

Female/

 80

Womens health/

 81

or/77-81

 82

76 and 82

 83

Exp animals/not humans/

 84

83 not 84

 85

Epidemiologic studies/

 86

Exp cohort studies/

 87

(follow up adj (study or studies)).tw.

 88

(observational adj (study or studies)).tw.

 89

Longitudinal.tw.

 90

Cohort analy$.tw.

 91

(cohort adj (study or studies)).tw.

 92

Or/70-91

 93

69 and 92