Table 4 Search terms used

Population

old age

aging/ageing

old* adult*

old* people

elder* (inc. elder, elders, elderly)

geriatric*

senior*

pensioner*

over 65*/over sixty five*/over sixty-five*

65+

veteran*

Aged

Aging

Age – over 80

Health promotion

health promotion*

behavio* chang*

healthy aging/ageing

health education

lifestyle

wellbeing

health campaign*

health prevent*

health protect*

primary prevent*

Health promotion

Behavioural changes

Engagement

engag*

participat*

involv*

partak*

recruit*

retention

retain

enrol*

Patient participation

Patient selection

Research subject recruitment

‘Hard to reach’ groups

ethnic* (inc. ethnic, ethnicity)

BME

minority

depriv*

over 85*/over eighty five*/over eighty-five*

85+

socioeconomic

Ethnic groups

Minority groups

Age – over 80

Social class

Poverty areas

Socioeconomic factors