Table 2 Example search strategy
Strategy | Database | Search term | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | PsycINFO | exp “HUMAN BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS”/ | 7436 |
3 | PsycINFO | CHRONOTYPE/ | 620 |
4 | PsycINFO | (circadian rhythm*).ti,ab | 8945 |
5 | PsycINFO | (body clock*).ti,ab | 743 |
6 | PsycINFO | (biological rhythm*).ti,ab | 1930 |
7 | PsycINFO | (sleep*wake).ti,ab | 1015 |
8 | PsycINFO | (circadian disturbance*).ti,ab | 1210 |
9 | PsycINFO | (2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 7 OR 8) | 15,351 |
10 | PsycINFO | MOTHERS/ | 44,891 |
11 | PsycINFO | “POSTNATAL PERIOD”/ | 5103 |
12 | PsycINFO | (mother* OR maternal).ti,ab | 152,143 |
13 | PsycINFO | (post*natal).ti,ab | 20,604 |
14 | PsycINFO | (post*partum).ti,ab | 12,441 |
15 | PsycINFO | (10 OR 11 OR 12 OR 13 OR 14) | 174,809 |
16 | PsycINFO | (9 AND 15) | 432 |
17 | Medline | (circadian rhythm*).ti,ab | 33,293 |
18 | Medline | (body clock*).ti,ab | 2767 |
19 | Medline | (biological rhythm*).ti,ab | 5771 |
20 | Medline | (sleep*wake).ti,ab | 1826 |
21 | Medline | (circadian disturbance*).ti,ab | 2649 |
22 | Medline | (17 OR 18 OR 19 OR 20 OR 21) | 39,152 |
23 | Medline | (mother* OR maternal).ti,ab | 411,179 |
24 | Medline | (post*natal).ti,ab | 109,614 |
25 | Medline | (post*partum).ti,ab | 57,197 |
26 | Medline | (23 OR 24 OR 25) | 533,741 |
27 | Medline | (22 AND 26) | 904 |
28 | CINAHL | exp “BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS”/ | 586 |
29 | CINAHL | exp “CIRCADIAN RHYTHM”/ | 7020 |
30 | CINAHL | “SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM”/ | 702 |
31 | CINAHL | “CHRONOBIOLOGY DISORDERS”/ | 295 |
32 | CINAHL | (circadian rhythm*).ti,ab | 2770 |
33 | CINAHL | (body clock*).ti,ab | 373 |
34 | CINAHL | (biological rhythm*).ti,ab | 467 |
35 | CINAHL | (sleep*wake).ti,ab | 11 |
36 | CINAHL | (circadian disturbance*).ti,ab | 489 |
37 | CINAHL | (28 OR 29 OR 30 OR 31 OR 32 OR 33 OR 34 OR 35 OR 36) | 9464 |
38 | CINAHL | MOTHERS/ | 31,370 |
39 | CINAHL | “MOTHER-INFANT RELATIONS”/ | 3137 |
40 | CINAHL | exp “POSTNATAL PERIOD”/ | 14,049 |
41 | CINAHL | PUERPERIUM/ | 555 |
42 | CINAHL | (mother* OR maternal).ti,ab | 140,927 |
43 | CINAHL | (post*natal).ti,ab | 17,029 |
44 | CINAHL | (post*partum).ti,ab | 23,084 |
45 | CINAHL | (38 OR 39 OR 40 OR 41 OR 42 OR 43 OR 44) | 175,003 |
46 | CINAHL | (37 AND 45) | 195 |
47 | EMBASE | “CIRCADIAN RHYTHM”/ | 89,247 |
48 | EMBASE | PHOTOPERIODICITY/ | 10,836 |
49 | EMBASE | “BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM”/ | 6983 |
50 | EMBASE | (circadian rhythm*).ti,ab | 33,999 |