Table 1 Search syntax for the databases
Databases | Final syntax | Description | Records number |
|---|---|---|---|
PubMed | ((Obesity[tiab] OR “”[tiab] OR “weight loss”[tiab] OR obese[tiab] OR adiposit*[tiab] OR “fat overload”[tiab] OR “adipose tissue hyperplasia”[tiab]) AND ((motivat*[tiab]) AND (interview*[tiab] OR therapy[tiab] OR therapies[tiab] OR counsel*[tiab]))) AND 1980/01/01:2018/05/06[dp] | Journal papers | 955 |
Scopus | ((TITLE-ABS(Obesity) OR TITLE-ABS(“overweight”) OR TITLE-ABS(“weight loss”) OR TITLE-ABS(obese) OR TITLE-ABS(adiposit*) OR TITLE-ABS(“fat overload”) OR TITLE-ABS(“adipose tissue hyperplasia”)) AND ((TITLE-ABS(motivat*)) AND (TITLE-ABS(interview*) OR TITLE-ABS(therapy) OR TITLE-ABS(therapies) OR TITLE-ABS(counsel*)))) AND (PUBYEAR > 1980) | Journal papers | 937 |
Conference papers | 33 | ||
Others | 49 | ||
Embase | ((Obesity:ti,ab OR “overweight”:ti,ab OR “weight loss”:ti,ab OR obese:ti,ab OR adiposit*:ti,ab OR “fat overload”:ti,ab OR “adipose tissue hyperplasia”:ti,ab) AND ((motivat*:ti,ab) AND (interview*:ti,ab OR therapy:ti,ab OR therapies:ti,ab OR counsel*:ti,ab))) AND [1980–2019]/PY | Journal papers | 839 |
Conference papers | 507 | ||
Others | 30 | ||
WOS | ((TS = (Obesity) OR TS = (“overweight”) OR TS = (“weight loss”) OR TS = (obese) OR TS = (adiposit*) OR TS = (“fat overload”) OR TS = (“adipose tissue hyperplasia”)) AND ((TS = (motivat*)) AND (TS = (interview*) OR TS = (therapy) OR TS = (therapies) OR TS = (counsel*)))) AND PY = (1980–2019) | Only journal papers | 1057 |
Meeting abstract | 20 | ||
Proceeding paper | 39 | ||
Others | 14 | ||
Cochrane | (Obesity OR “overweight” OR “weight loss” OR obese OR adiposit* OR “fat overload” OR “adipose tissue hyperplasia”) in Title, Abstract, Keywords AND ((motivat*) AND (interview* OR therapy OR therapies OR counsel*)) in Title, Abstract, Keywords, Publication Year from 1980 to 2018 in Trials’ | Only journal papers(trials) | 528 |
PsycINFO | ((Obesity or “overweight” or “weight loss” or obese or adiposit* or “fat overload” or “adipose tissue hyperplasia”) and (motivat* and (interview* or therapy or therapies or counsel*))).mp. [mp = title, abstract, heading word, table of contents, key concepts, original title, tests & measures] | All papers | 549 |
Total | 5557 | ||
Duplicate | 2267 | ||
Total after deleting duplicates(remaining for screening) | 3290 | ||