Skip to main content

Table 1 MEDLINE search strategy for primary studies examining the effects of meditation on loneliness executed April 28, 2020

From: The effects of meditation on individuals facing loneliness: a scoping review

Database: Ovid MEDLINE(R) and Epub Ahead of Print, In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations, Daily and Versions(R) <1946 to April 22, 2020>

Search strategy

1 Loneliness.mp. or Loneliness/ (7054)

2 Social distance.mp. or Social Distance/ (3387)

3 Social isolation.mp. or Social Isolation/ (17,414)

4 Patient isolation.mp. or Patient Isolation/ (4045)

5 Or/1–4 (30,399)

6 Breathing Exercises/ or breathing exercise*.mp. (3974)

7 Meditation.mp. or Meditation/ (5937)

8 Mindfulness.mp. or Mindfulness/ (7708)

9 Mind–Body Therapies/ or mind–body therap*.mp. (1289)

10 Relaxation Therapy/ or relaxation therap*.mp. (6671)

11 Or/6–10 (21,834)

12 5 and 11 (94)

13 Limit 12 to english language (91)