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Table 2 Systematic search strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and menopause

From: Menopause and the influence of culture: another gap for Indigenous Australian women?

Database

Search Terms

Number of Articles Retrieved

PUBMED

(Oceanic Ancestry Group [mh] OR indigenous OR aborigin* OR torres strait islander OR torres strait islanders)

6

 

AND

 
 

(australia OR australia*)

 
 

AND

 
 

(menopause OR menopausal OR premenopause OR premenopausal OR perimenopause OR perimenopausal OR postmenopaus* OR postmenopaus* OR climacteric or climacteri* OR “change of life” or “hot flashes”)

 

CINAHL PLUS

(MH "Climacteric+") OR (MH "Menopause+") OR (MH "Perimenopausal Symptoms+") OR (MH "Perimenopause") OR (MH "Hot Flashes") OR (MH "Postmenopausal Disorders") OR (MH "Postmenopause") OR (MH "Premenopause") OR (MH "Menopause, Premature") OR menopaus* OR premenopaus* OR postmenopaus* OR climacteri* OR “change of life” OR “hot flashes”

4

 

AND

 
 

(australia OR Australia*)

 
 

AND

 
 

(MH “Indigenous peoples+” OR MH “Indigenous health+” OR indigenous OR aborigin* OR "torres strait islander" OR "torres strait islanders")

 

PsycINFO 1806 to August Week 4 2012

(exp Menopause/ or menopaus$ or premenopaus$ or perimenopaus$ or postmenopaus$ or climacteri$ or change of life or hot flashes)

0

 

AND

 
 

australia and (exp indigenous populations/ or aborigin$ or indigenous or torres strait islander$)

 

ERIC

(menopaus$ or premenopaus$ or perimenopaus$ or postmenopaus$ or climacteric or change of life or hot flashes)

1

 

AND

 
 

australia and (exp indigenous populations/ or aborigin$ or indigenous or torres strait islander$)

 

SCOPUS

TITLE-ABS-KEY(menopaus* OR premenopaus* OR perimenopaus* OR postmenopaus* OR climacteri* OR “change of life” OR “hot flashes” )

8

 

AND

 
 

TITLE-ABS-KEY(australi*)

 
 

AND

 
 

TITLE-ABS-KEY(indigenous OR aborigin* OR "torres strait islander" OR "torres strait islanders")

 

EMBASE Classic + EMBASE 1947 to 2012 September 05

(exp early menopause/ OR exp menopause/ OR exp menopause related disorder/ OR exp "menopause and climacterium"/ OR menopaus$ OR premenopaus$ OR perimenopaus$ OR postmenopaus$ ORr climacteric$ OR change of life OR hot flashes )

9

 

AND

 
 

(exp australia/ or australia$)

 
 

AND

 
 

(exp indigenous people/ OR exp aborigine/ OR aborigin$ OR indigenous OR torres strait islander$))

 

INFORMIT (‘Multiple databases’ search)

(menopaus* OR premenopaus* OR perimenopaus* OR postmenopaus* OR climacteri* OR “change of life” OR “hot flashes” )

10

 

AND

 
 

(australia OR australian)

 
 

AND

 
 

(indigenous OR aborigin* OR "torres strait islander" OR "torres strait islanders")

 
  1. The terms 'premenopausal' and 'postmenopausal' were included to maximise 'sensitivity', since few relevant articles were retrieved in preliminary searches.