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Table 1 Search equations used for the literature search

From: Empowerment-based support program for vulnerable populations living with diabetes, obesity or high blood pressure: a scoping review

Databases

Search equation

PubMed

((“patient education”) OR (“self-management support”) OR (“health promotion”))

AND ((“empowerment”) OR (“agency”) OR (“literacy”))

AND ((“diabetes”) OR (“high blood pressure”) OR (“hypertension”) OR (“obesity”))

AND ((“assessment”) OR (“measurement”) OR (“outcomes”))

Web of Science

((AB = (patient education OR self-management support OR health promotion)) AND (AB = (empowerment OR agency OR literacy)) AND (AB = (diabetes OR high blood pressure OR hypertension OR obesity)) AND (AB = (assessment OR measurement OR outcomes)))

AND DOCUMENT TYPES: (Article)

Timespan: 2000–2021. Indices: SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, A&HCI, CPCI-S, CPCI-SSH, BKCI-S, BKCI-SSH, ESCI, CCR-EXPANDED, IC.

Sage Journals

[[Abstract “patient education”] OR [Abstract “self-management support”] OR [Abstract “health promotion”]] AND [[Abstract “empowerment”] OR [Abstract “agency”] OR [Abstract “literacy”]] AND [[Abstract “diabetes”] OR [Abstract “high blood pressure”] OR [Abstract “hypertension”] OR [Abstract “obesity”]] AND [[Abstract “assessment”] OR [Abstract “measurement”] OR [Abstract “outcomes”]]

Since 2000

PsychInfo

((“patient education”) OR (“self-management support”) OR (“health promotion”)) AND ((“diabetes”) OR (“high blood pressure”) OR (“hypertension”) OR (“obesity”)) AND ((“assessment”) OR (“measurement”) OR (“outcomes”)) AND ((“empowerment”) OR (“agency”) OR (“literacy”))