Table 1 Databases and search strategy

PubMed

Scopus

Cochrane

ID Search Hits

Search Hits

ID Search Hits

#1 “resource allocation*”[tiab]

(TITLE-ABS-KEY (“resource

#1 “resource

#2 “funding formula*”[tiab]

allocation*”)

allocation*”:ti,ab,kw

#3 “budget formula*”[tiab]

OR TITLE-ABS-KEY (“capitation*”)

#2 “capitation*”:ti,ab,kw

#4 “capitation*”[tiab]

OR TITLE-ABS-KEY (“funding

#3 “funding formula*”:ti,ab,kw

#5 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4

formula*”)

#4 “budget formula*”:ti,ab,kw

#6 “need based*”[tiab]

AND (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“need base*”)

#5 (3-#4)

#7 “risk adjustment*”[tiab]

OR TITLE-ABS-KEY (risk adjustment*))

#6 “need base*”:ti,ab,kw

#8 #6 OR #7

AND (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“health care*”))

#7 “risk adjustment*”::ti,ab,kw

#9 “health care*”[tiab]

AND PUBYEAR > 1995

#8 (2-#7)

#10 “health service*”[tiab]

AND (LIMIT-TO (LANGUAGE,

#9 “health*”:ti,ab,kw

#11 “health system*”[tiab]

“English”))

#10 (#5 AND #8 AND #9)

#12 #9 OR #10 OR #11

Filters applied: From 1990/1/1 to 2020/6/30

#13 #5 AND #8 AND #12

Filters applied: From 1990/1/1 to 2020/6/30

Magiran

SID

Google Scholar

“need base resource allocation “

“need base resource allocation”

allintitle:

OR “resource allocation “

OR “resource allocation”

“resource allocation”

OR “resource allocation “

OR “health resources”

OR “capitation”

LANGUAGE: (English OR Persian) AND DOCUMENT TYPES: Article

LANGUAGE: (English OR Persian) AND DOCUMENT TYPES: Article

OR “funding formula”

OR “budget formula”

AND need

Filters applied: From 1990 to 2020

LANGUAGE: (English OR Persian)