Hashimoto’s Disease Systematic Review Search Strategy

Abstract

To identify studies to include or consider for this systematic review, the review team worked with a librarian (TN) to develop detailed search strategies for each database. The PRISMA-S extension was followed for search reporting. The librarian (TN) developed the search for PubMed (NLM) and translated the search for every database searched. The PubMed (NLM) search strategy was reviewed by the research team to check for accuracy and term relevancy. All final searches were peer-reviewed by another librarian (Sarah Bauman) following the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS checklist). The search was limited by date from 1993 to Present and to adults only.

The databases included in this search are PubMed (NLM), Embase (Elsevier), Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Wiley), and CINAHL (Ebscohost) using a combination of keywords and subject headings. A grey literature search included Trip Pro Database (https://www.tripdatabase.com/) and MedRxiv (https://www.medrxiv.org/). All final searches were performed on February 16, 2024 by the librarian and were fully reported on February 20, 2024. The full search strategies as reported by the librarian are provided in Appendix(___).