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Table 1 Sample search Terms and Search Strategy

From: Characteristics of therapeutic alliance in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice: a scoping review of the literature

Therapeutic Alliance

Adherence

Rehabilitation

Musculoskeletal Diseases (MSK)

Key words

Key words

Key words

Key words

[1] Therapeutic alliance (MeSH exploded not focused) (keyword)

[12] Adherence (MeSH exploded not focused) (keyword)

[22] Rehabilitation (explode not focused) (keyword)

[29] Musculoskeletal diseases (MESH exploded not focuses) (keyword)

[2] Patient therapist relationship

[13] Adherea (keyword)

[23] Physiotherapya

[30] MSK (keyword)

[14] compliance

[24] Physical therapya

[31] List diseases if you like

[3] Working alliance

[15] behaviour

[25] Exercise

Combine 29 or 30 or….. ➔ 31

[4] Therapeutic relationship

[16] behavior

[26] Exercise therapy

[17] concordance

Combine 22 or 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 ➔ 27

aCombine 28 and 31

[5] Collaboration

Combine 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 ➔ 18

aAdd limitations (Inception to May, 2015, Adults aged 18 and above, humans, English Language, real patient and therapists)

[6] Helping alliance

28. Combine 21 and 27

[7] Patient acceptance of health care (descriptors)

19. Combine 11 and 18

20. Adherence – MeSH + Group 2 MeSH

[8] Attitude

[9] Bond

21. Combine 19 or 20

[10] Collaboration

Combine 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10➔ 11

  1. aThis was substituted with occupational therapy or vocational rehabilitation in a separate search