Table 1 Search terms in the literature review
From: Quality in the provision of headache care. 1: systematic review of the literature and commentary
| Â | MEDLINE | EMBASE | CINAHL |
|---|---|---|---|
Thesaurus terms for ‘headache’ | Headache disorders/ Headache disorders primary/ Migraine disorders/ Migraine with aura/ Migraine without aura/ Tension type headache/ | Headache/ Primary headache/ Migraine/ Tension headache/ Chronic daily headache/ | Headache/ Migraine/ Tension headache/ |
Text words for ‘headache’  (Title & Abstract) | Chronic daily headache*.tw. Migraine*.tw. Tension headache*.tw. Tension type headache*.tw. TTH*.tw. CDH*.tw. | Chronic daily headache*.tw. Migraine*.tw. Tension headache*.tw. Tension type headache*.tw. TTH*.tw. CDH*.tw. | Chronic daily headache* Migraine* Tension headache* Tension type headache* TTH* CDH* |
Thesaurus terms for ‘health care quality’ | Quality of health care/ Quality assurance health care/ Total quality management/ Outcome and process assessment (health care)/ Quality indicators, health care/ Peer review, health care/ Programme evaluation/ Bench marking/ Clinical audit/ Medical audit/ Nursing audit/ | Health care quality/ Quality indicators, health care/ Peer review, health care/ Medical audit/ | Quality assessment/ Clinical Indicators/ Nursing audit/ Outcome assessment/ Outcome assessment information set/ Peer review/ Process assessment (health care)/ Program evaluation/ Quality of health Care/ Quality of nursing care/ Quality assurance/ Quality improvement/ Evaluation and quality improvement program/ Benchmarking/ Quality management organizational/ |
Text words for ‘healthcare quality’   (Title & Abstract) | Health service* research*.tw. Health service* evaluation*.tw. | Continuous quality improvement*.tw. Health service* research*.tw. Health service* evaluation*.tw. Nursing audit*.tw. | Continuous quality improvement* Health service* research* Health service* evaluation* |