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> |
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| 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) |