Table 2 Search strategy used to identify qualitative studies on fussy eating in childhood published since 2008
From: Childhood fussy/picky eating behaviours: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies
Search Strategy | |
|---|---|
Search terms (based on key words of relevant articles and test searches in Scopus and Embase. Terms and search operators varied slightly according to database guidelines) | |
Concept 1 (focus) | Fussy eat(ing/er(s)); Food W/15 (within 15 words of) fuss(iness); Picky eat(ing/er(s)); Food W/15 pickiness; Faddy eat(ing/er(s)); Finicky eat*; Choosy eat(ing/er(s)); Selective eating; Food selectivity; Neophobia; Food refusal; Food rejection; Food aversion |
Concept 2 (target age) | Child(ren); Pre(-)school(er(s)); Toddler(s); School(-)age(d); Adolescen(ce/t(s));Teen(s/age/aged/ager(s); Preteen(s/age/aged/ager); Youth(s) |
Concept 3 (research method) | Qualitative; Qualitative research; Qualitative study; Qualitative method; Interview(s/ing/ed); Focus group(s); Phone(s/call); Diary/diaries; Photo(s); Memo(s); Qualitative analysis; Thematic analysis; Content analysis; Grounded theory; Phenomenological analysis; Discourse analysis; Narrative analysis Observ(e/ed/ing/ation(s) |
Concept 4 (participant) | Parent(s/ing); Guardian(s); Caregiver(s); Mother(s); Father(s); Couple(s); Child(ren); Adolescent(s); Son(s); Daughter(s); Sibling(s); Famil(y/ies) |
Search limits | 2008-2018 |
Databases (selected to span psychology, social science and medical disciplines) | Cinahl Plus, Embase, Scopus, PsycINFO, Proquest (ASSIA and Sociological Abstracts) |
Date of final database search (conducted by HW) | 11-Jul-2018 |
Supplementary search strategies | Backchaining (searching reference lists of relevant studies), forward chaining (searching research citing relevant studies), searching other work by authors of relevant studies |