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Table 2 Search strategies for databases searcheda

From: Systematic review of control groups in nutrition education intervention research

Databases

Search Strategies a

CINAHL

via EBSCO

#1 (SU nutrition n2 education AND Behavior) OR SU nutrition education OR (nutrition AND Instruction) OR TX “Nutrition Instruction”

AND

#2 SU control group OR research design

PubMed

#1 “Nutritional Sciences/education” [MeSH] OR (Nutrition AND (“Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice” [MeSH] OR “Health Education/methods” [MeSH] OR “Health Behavior” [MeSH] OR “Health Promotion/methods” [MeSH])) OR (Food AND Nutrition AND Education)

AND

#2 “Control Groups” [MeSH] OR “Research Design” [MeSH] OR “Randomized Controlled Trial as Topic” [MeSH] OR “Non-Randomized Controlled Trial as Topic” [MeSH]

PsycINFO

via OvidSP

#1 (exp Nutrition/AND exp. Education/) OR exp. Health Education/OR Nutrition Instruction.mp. OR (exp Nutrition/AND exp. Intervention/) OR (exp Nutrition/AND (exp Education OR exp. Health Behavior/OR exp. Health Promotion/OR exp. Health Knowledge/))

AND

#2 exp. Experiment Controls/OR exp. Experimental Design/OR Randomized Controlled Trial.mp.

Web of Science

#1 “Nutrition Education” OR “Nutrition Instruction” OR “Nutrition Intervention”

AND

#2 “Control Groups” OR “Research Design” OR “Quasi experimental Design”

ERIC

via EBSCO

#1 “Nutrition Instruction” OR (“Nutrition” AND “Education”) OR (“Nutrition” AND “Instruction”)

AND

#2 “Control Groups” OR “Research Design” OR “Quasiexperimental Design” OR “Quasi experimental Design”

  1. aSearch results were limited to English and publication from January 2005 to December 2015