Table 1 Search terms used
Criteria | Search terms used (each term within criteria combined with Boolean Operator "OR") |
|---|---|
Chronic Knee Pain (CKP) | "Chronic knee pain"; "Chronic pain" AND "knee" OR "knee joint"; "Knee arthritis"; "Knee" OR "knee joint" AND "pain measurement"; "Knee osteoarthritis"; "Knee pain"; "Musculoskeletal pain"; "Osteoarthritis, knee"; "Osteoarthritis" AND "knee" OR "knee joint"; "Pain" AND "knee" OR "knee joint" |
Exercise (Ex) | "Dance therapy"; "Dynamic exercise"; "Exercise"; "Exercise therapy"; "Motion therapy"; "Motor activity"; "Movement therapy"; "Muscle stretching exercises"; "Physical activity"; "Static exercise"; "Tai Chi"; "Therapeutic exercise"; "Walking"; "Yoga" |
General practitioners (GP) | "Family medicine"; "Family physicians"; "Family practice"; "General practitioner"; "General practice"; "Physicians, family"; "Primary care"; "Primary health care"; "Primary" AND "healthcare"; "Primary medical care"; "Primary healthcare" |
Attitudes, beliefs (At) | "Attitude" OR "Attitudes"; "Attitude of health personnel"; "Belief" OR "Beliefs"; "Health personnel attitude"; "Perception" OR "perceptions"; "Physician attitude" |
Behaviours (Be) | "Adherence to guidelines"; "Approaches"; "Behaviours"; "Clinical practice"; "Case management"; "Disease management"; "Management"; "Medical treatment"; "Medical audit"; "Medical Practice"; "Pain management"; "Physicians Practice patterns"; "Prescription"; "Treatment Orientations" |