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Table 2 Search strategy

From: Instruments evaluating the self-directed learning abilities among nursing students and nurses: a systematic review of psychometric properties

Database

Search strategy

CDSR

CINAHL

“self-directed learning”

(“self-directed learning” AND (nurse OR nursing OR professional) AND (assessment OR evaluation OR tool OR instrument))

ERIC

((nursing students OR nurse professionals OR nurse OR nursing) AND (self-directed learning) AND (evaluation OR assessment OR tool OR instrument))

MEDLINE

(“self-directed learning” AND (assessment OR evaluation OR assess* OR tool OR instrument) AND (nurs* OR nurse OR nursing) AND (professional OR student))

PROSPERO

“self-directed learning”

SCOPUS

((nursing students OR nurse professionals OR nurse OR nursing) AND (self directed learning) AND (evaluation OR assessment OR tool OR instrument))

  1. Legend: CDSR Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, ERIC Education Resources Information Centre, MEDLINE U.S. National Library of Medicine, PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews – Centre for Review and Dissemination University of York SCOPUS Bibliographic database by Elsevier