Table 1 Full electronic search strategy for retrieval of citations from MEDLINE via the Ovid Platform

1

exp Dementia/

2

dement*.mp.

3

alzheimer*.mp.

4

(lewy* adj2 bod*).mp.

5

(chronic adj2 cerebrovascular).mp

6

(organic brain disease or organic brain syndrome).mp.

7

(cerebr* adj2 deteriorat*).mp.

8

(cerebral* adj2 insufficient*).mp.

9

or/1-8

10

caregivers/

11

(carer or caregiver* or care giver* or family or families or spouse or parent or kin or relatives or daughter or son or partner or husband or wife or neighbo* or friend*).mp.

12

10 or 11

13

Health education/ or consumer health information/ or Health literacy/ or patient education as topic/ or health promotion/ or health behavior/ or health knowledge, attitudes, practice/ or health services for the aged/ or evidence-based practice/

14

(psychoeducation or health literacy or evidence based program* or health promotion).mp.

15

(carer or caregiver or care giver) adj3 (information or intervention or counselling or counseling or support or education or program*)).mp.

16

13 or 14 or 15

17

9 and 12 and 16