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Increasing the provision of physical activity advice by healthcare professionals

Appendices

Appendix 1. Search Strategy

MEDLINE (OVID)

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Search terms

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((physical activit* or exercis* or pa or walking or running or cycling or bicycl* or jog* or swim*) adj3 (counsel* or promot* or advice or advise or prescribe* or prescription* or encourag* or refer* or motivat*)).ti,ab.

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counseling/

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motivation/

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exp directive counseling/

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health promotion/

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or/2‐5

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exercise/

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dancing/

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exp sports/

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motor activity/

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or/7‐10

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6 and 11

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or/1,12

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(health* professional? or physician* or clinician* or nurs* or professional* or provider* or family practi* or general practi* or doctor? or intern? or caregiver? or GP? or therap*).ti,ab.

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exp health personnel/

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or/14‐15

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13 and 16

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randomized controlled trial.pt.

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controlled clinical trial.pt.

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multicenter study.pt.

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pragmatic clinical trial.pt.

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(randomis* or randomiz* or randomly).ti,ab.

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groups.ab.

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(trial or multicenter or multi center or multicentre or multi centre).ti.

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(intervention? or effect? or impact? or controlled or control group? or (before adj5 after) or (pre adj5 post) or ((pretest or pre test) and (posttest or post test)) or quasiexperiment* or quasi experiment* or pseudo experiment* or pseudoexperiment* or evaluat* or time series or time point? or repeated measur*).ti,ab.

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non‐randomized controlled trials as topic/

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interrupted time series analysis/

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controlled before‐after studies/

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or/18‐28

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exp animals/

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humans/

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30 not (30 and 31)

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review.pt.

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meta analysis.pt.

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news.pt.

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comment.pt.

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editorial.pt.

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cochrane database of systematic reviews.jn.

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comment on.cm.

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(systematic review or literature review).ti.

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or/32‐40

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29 not 41

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17 and 42