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Table 1 Search terms for database research

From: Quality assessment of economic evaluations of health promotion programs for children and adolescents—a systematic review using the example of physical activity

 

Superior search terms

Inferior search terms

Population

1. Infants and adolescents

All children (0–18 years)

Intervention

2. Physical activity (prevention and/or therapy)

Physical activity, movement, exercise, exercise therapy, motor activity, activity, sport, sports, sedentary behavior

Comparatorsa

Outcomes

3. Costs

Cost studies, cost study, costs

4. Effects

Program evaluation, effects, effectiveness

Study design

5. Economic evaluation (combination of 3. and 4., implies the terms that were used for the search in 3. and 4. via “Mesh terms”)

Economic evaluation, economics, cost-effectiveness, evaluation, evaluation studies, cost–benefit analysis

  1. ano search was made specifically for comparators as, for encouraging physical activity, as there was no need for the purpose of this systematic review to specify any comparators