From: Post-trial follow-up methodology in large randomized controlled trials: a systematic review protocol
Step | Search terms |
1 | MeSH descriptor: [Surveys and Questionnaires] this term only |
2 | MeSH descriptor: [Data Collection] this term only |
3 | MeSH descriptor: [Interview] explode all trees |
4 | MeSH descriptor: [Automatic Data Processing] this term only |
5 | data collection or “data processing*” or “data system*” or “data linkage” or “data reporting” or incidence or mortality or “health episode statistics” or “electronic health record*” or “electronic patient record*” or “record linkage system” or “record-linkage system*” or “national registr*” or “national database” or “episode of care” or “routine data” or “routinely collected data”:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) |
6 | 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 |
7 | cost effective* or “cost benefit*” or costs or “clinical effectiveness” or survivors or “hospital admission*” or hospitalisation* or hospitalization* or “primary outcome*” or “secondary outcome*” or “outcome measure*” or “outcome assessment” or “outcomes research” or “treatment outcome”:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) |
8 | post trial or posttrial or attrition or “drop out*” or dropout* or “follow up” or followup* or extension or “trial closure*” or “long term” or longterm or “extended observation*”:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) |
9 | 6 and 7 and 8 |