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

Table 1 Sample search Terms and Search Strategy

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] Adhere^a (keyword)	[23] Physiotherapy^a	[30] MSK (keyword)
[2] Patient therapist relationship	[14] compliance	[24] Physical therapy^a	[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	Combine 29 or 30 or….. ➔ 31
[4] Therapeutic relationship	[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	Combine 22 or 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 ➔ 27	^aAdd limitations (Inception to May, 2015, Adults aged 18 and above, humans, English Language, real patient and therapists)
[6] Helping alliance	Combine 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 ➔ 18	28. Combine 21 and 27
[7] Patient acceptance of health care (descriptors)	19. Combine 11 and 18
[7] Patient acceptance of health care (descriptors)	20. Adherence – MeSH + Group 2 MeSH
[8] Attitude	20. Adherence – MeSH + Group 2 MeSH
[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

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

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