Table 1 Example of search terms used for PsychInfo

QES terms

(“qualitative evidence synthesis”).ti,ab

(QES).ti,ab

(metasynthes* OR meta-synthes* OR “meta synthesis”).ti,ab

(metasummar* OR meta-summar* OR “meta summary”).ti,ab

(metastud* OR meta-stud* OR “meta study”).ti,ab

(metaethnog* OR meta-ethnog* OR “meta ethnography”).ti,ab

(“critical interpretive synthesis”).ti,ab

(“realist synthesis”).ti,ab

(“thematic synthesis”).ti,ab

(qualitative ADJ4 systematic*).ti,ab

(qualitative ADJ4 review).ti,ab

(qualitative ADJ4 synthes*).ti,ab

(noblit ADJ4 hare).ti,ab

Combined with

exp PAIN/

(pain).ti,ab

exp. ARTHRITIS/

(arthritis).ti,ab

Limits

none