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Table 1 MEDLINE search strategy (as of July 2, 2017)

From: What is the impact of sensory practices on the quality of life of long-term care residents? A mixed-methods systematic review protocol

1 Assisted Living Facility/ (1179)

2 (assist* adj3 living facilit*).tw. (610)

3 exp. Residential Facilities/ (48568)

4 exp. Homes for the Aged/ (12749)

5 exp. Nursing Homes/ (36140)

6 exp. Group Homes/ (934)

7 (group adj2 home*).tw. (2176)

8 (extended care adj2 facilit*).tw. (435)

9 (long-term care adj2 facilit*).tw. (4889)

10 (care adj2 (home* or facilit*)).tw. (45255)

11 (rest adj2 home*).tw. (289)

12 (residential adj2 (home* or care or facilit*)).tw. (5412)

13 (geriatric adj2 (home* or unit* or facilit* or institution*)).tw. (2137)

14 (nursing adj2 (home*1 or unit*1 or center*1 or centre*1)).tw. (30978)

15 or/1-14 (102422)

16 sensation*.tw. (37809)

17 organoleptic*.tw. (2352)

18 hearing.tw. (84736)

19 audition.tw. (1378)

20 smell.tw. (5995)

21 (scent* or odo?r*).tw. (28630)

22 olfaction.tw. (4470)

23 taste*.tw. (25823)

24 gustation*.tw. (323)

25 touch.tw. (18195)

26 taction*.tw. (13)

27 (tactile adj2 sense*).tw. (200)

28 Sensation/ (14880)

29 sight.tw. (10205)

30 Hearing/ or Vision, Ocular/ or Smell/ or Taste/ or Touch/ (85038)

31 Sound/ or Noise/ or Lighting/ (41955)

32 or/16-31 (301767)

33 15 and 32 (1024)