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Table 1 Search strategy

From: Adherence to self-care behaviours and associated barriers in type 2 diabetes patients of low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol

Searches

 

1

diabetes mellitus.mp. or Diabetes Mellitus/

2

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/or Diabetes Mellitus, or diabetes mellitus type 2.mp.

3

(non insulin*dep* or noninsulin*dep*).mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, keyword heading word, protocol supplementary concept word, rare disease supplementary concept word, unique identifier]

4

1 or 2 or 3

5

self-care.mp. or Self Care/

6

self-manage*.mp. or Patient Education as Topic/

7

self-care behaviours.mp.

8

5 or 6 or 7

9

diet.mp. or Diet/

10

Food Habits/or dietary habit*.mp.

11

nutrition.mp.

12

9 or 10 or 11

13

exercise.mp. or Exercise/

14

physical activity.mp.

15

13 or 14

16

Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring/

17

Self Care/or blood glucose testing.mp.

18

16 or 17

19

Self Care/or foot care.mp.

20

Patient Compliance/or medication taking.mp. or Self Administration/or Medication Adherence/

21

adherence.mp.

22

20 or 21

23

barrier.mp.

24

Health Services Accessibility/or Health Personnel/or patient barrier.mp. or “Attitude of Health Personnel”/

25

23 or 24

26

Developing Countries/or Socioeconomic Factors/or Low-income countries.mp.

27

Developing Countries/or middle-income countries.mp.

28

26 or 27

29

4 or 8 or 12 or 15 or 18 or 19 or 22 or 28

30

25 and 29

31

limit to (english language and yr = “1990 -Current” and “all adult (19 plus years)”)

  1. *Represents Truncation