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Table 3 Search terms with specific searches, number of hits, and number of targets

From: A dynamic approach to communication in health literacy education

Search terms

Hits and targets

health literacy education

6378 hits; narrowed down, c.f. 2. and 3.

health literacy education professionals: Importantly, the step to link health literacy to SDT failed:

1143 hits; no targets

SDT and health literacy: This motivated to new searches using a diversity of terms linked to self-determination theory

0 hits

health literacy education self-efficacy

254 hits, no targets

motivation theory health interventions

783 hits; narrowed down (c.f. 5.)

motivation theory communication skills

127 hits, no targets (1 off topic)

motivation theory health interventions curricula

13 hits, no targets

health literacy education trainees

23 hits, no targets

SDT Health Care

17 hits, no targets

SDT professionals health car

8 hits, no targets, 2 snowball papers

SDT health care

1 target, 49 hits

SDT theory communication skills health professionals

40 hits, no targets

SDT training professionals health

0 hits, no targets

SDT skills in health curricula

0 hits, no targets

SDT health literacy education

0 hits, no targets

Interaction skills health literacy

1 target, 57 hits, 2 papers for snowball search

scaffolding health education

42 hits, no targets

scaffolding skills health professionals

4 hits, no targets

scaffolding skills health education

1 target, 16 hits

scaffolding health literacy

No targets, 1 double hit already counted

scaffolding skills health workers

0 hits, no targets

health literacy education trainees

23 hits, no targets

communication skills students in health literacy

1 target, 13 hits

 

(1 snowball via expert)

  1. A search string for finding most (not all) of the interventions:
  2. (“Health Literacy”[Mesh] OR “Health Literacy”[Title/Abstract]) AND (“Communication”[Mesh] OR “Communication"[Title/Abstract] OR “Curriculum”[Mesh] OR “Curriculum”[Title/Abstract] OR “Curricula”[Title/Abstract] OR “Students”[Mesh] OR “Student”[Title/Abstract] OR “Students”[Title/Abstract]) AND (English[lang]) AND (“2006/01/01”[PDAT] : “2016/12/31”[PDAT])