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Table 1 Search terms on PubMed (search terms were suitably adapted for other databases)

From: A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services

Component 1

Search "Delivery of Health Care, Integrated"[Mesh] OR integrated[ti] OR team[ti] OR interdisciplinary[ti] OR integration[ti] OR integral[ti] OR integrat*[ti] OR seamless[ti] OR continuity[ti] OR interface[ti] OR multidisciplinary[ti] OR multiprofessional[ti] OR multiagency[ti] OR interprofessional [ti] OR multi sector[ti] OR model*[ti] OR coordinat*[ti] OR partnership*[ti] OR tufh OR continu*[ti] OR interagenc*[ti] OR stakeholder*[ti] OR network*[ti] OR systems[ti] OR team*[ti] OR shared[ti] OR joined-up[ti] OR pooling[ti] OR vertical*[ti] OR horizontal*[ti] OR collaborat*[ti] OR cross organi*[ti] OR multi-professional[ti] or intermediate care[ti] or multi agency[ti] or multiagency[ti] OR managed care[ti] OR joint care[ti] OR ((individual[ti] or separate[ti]) AND budget) OR partner*[ti] OR all-inclusive[ti] OR in-reach[ti] OR chain[ti] OR comprehensive[ti] or total care[ti] OR interface[ti] OR "service interaction" OR seamless[ti] OR interagency[ti] OR "Patient Care Team"[MAJR]

AND

Search Family Physicians OR general pract*[ti] OR general physician*[ti] OR family doctor*[ti] OR general medicine[ti] OR Primary Health Care OR Continuity of Patient Care OR "primary care" OR continuity of care OR physician*[ti] OR "Physicians"[Majr:NoExp] OR "Physicians, Family"[Majr] OR "Physician Assistants"[MeSH Terms] OR"Nurse Practitioners"[MeSH Terms] OR "Physician's Practice Patterns"[MAJR] OR physician*[ti] or practitioner*[ti]

AND

Search Nursing Homes OR nursing home*[ti] OR "nursing home*" OR long-term care[ti] OR long term care [ti] OR nursing facilit*[ti] OR residential[ti] OR institutional care[ti] OR resident*[ti] OR continuing [ti] OR respite care OR nightingale home OR nightingale homes OR care home*[ti] OR long-term[ti] OR longterm[ti]

AND

Search geriatrics OR elderly OR older OR middle age OR middle-age OR senior OR frail OR care of elderly OR geriatric nursing OR geriatric assessment OR "Aged"[Mesh] OR "Health Services for the Aged"[Mesh] OR "Middle Aged"[Mesh] OR "Homes for the Aged"[Mesh] OR "Aged, 80 and over"[Mesh] OR senior*[ti] or pensioner*[ti] OR retire*[ti]

Component 2: Simplified, focused searches involving two aspects of the subject:

NHS/Primary Care/Nursing homes

Search ("Physicians"[Majr:NoExp] OR "Physicians, Family"[Majr] OR "Physician Assistants"[MeSH Terms] OR"Nurse Practitioners"[MeSH Terms] OR "Physician's Practice Patterns"[MAJR] OR physician*[ti] OR practitioner*[ti] OR specialist*[ti] OR primary care[ti]) (nursing home*[ti] OR residential care[ti] OR care home*[ti] OR residential home*[ti])

Nursing homes/Integrated Care

Search (nursing home*[ti OR residential care[ti] OR care home*[ti] OR residential home*[ti]) (integrat*[ti] or team*[ti] or cooperation[ti] OR multidisciplinary[ti])

Elderly/Integrated Care

Search (elderly[ti] or older[ti] or geriatric*[ti] OR senior[ti]) (integrat*[ti] OR team*[ti]) AND (community OR nursing homes)