Table 1 Search strategy
Database | Search terms in title or abstract | No. of papers retrieved |
|---|---|---|
PubMed | (healthcare workers OR healthcare providers OR healthcare professionals OR healthcare staff OR healthcare practitioners OR health workers OR health providers OR health professionals OR health staff OR health practitioners OR health-care workers OR health-care providers OR health-care professionals OR health-care staff OR health-care practitioners) | 131,755 |
AND (training OR continuing professional development OR continuing medical education) | 16,588 | |
AND (evaluat* OR assess*) | 7518 | |
AND (tuberculosis OR TB OR HIV OR malaria OR AIDS) | 707 | |
Limit to articles published from January 1, 2000, to April 28, 2016 | 525 | |
EMBASE | (healthcare workers OR healthcare providers OR healthcare professionals OR healthcare staff OR healthcare practitioners OR health workers OR health providers OR health professionals OR health staff or health practitioners OR health-care workers OR health-care professionals OR health-care providers OR health-care practitioners OR health-care staff) | 166,542 |
AND (training OR continuing professional development OR continuing medical education) | 21,847 | |
AND (evaluat* OR assess*) | 10,544 | |
AND (malaria OR AIDS OR HIV OR tuberculosis OR TB) | 927 | |
Limit to publication year from 2000 to 2016 | 806 | |
Cochrane Library | (healthcare workers OR healthcare providers OR healthcare professionals OR healthcare staff OR healthcare practitioners OR health workers OR health providers OR health professionals OR health staff or health practitioners OR health-care workers OR health-care professionals OR health-care providers OR health-care practitioners OR health-care staff) | 21,999 |
AND (training OR continuing professional development OR continuing medical education) | 4984 | |
AND (evaluat* OR asses*) | 3837 | |
AND (malaria OR AIDS OR HIV OR tuberculosis OR TB) | 314 | |
Limit to publication year from 2000 to 2016 | 249 |