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Table 1 Summary of the search terms

From: Complementary and alternative medicine - practice, attitudes, and knowledge among healthcare professionals in New Zealand: an integrative review

THEME 1: CAM terms

THEME 2: Outcomes

THEME 3: Healthcare professional terms

THEME 4: Limiters

Broad descriptor headings

Specific headings

alternative medicine/therapy

acupuncture

attitude*

consultant*

Aotearoa

CAM

aromatherapy

belief*

dental*

Māori

complementary and alternative medicine

chiropractic

knowledge*

dentist*

New Zealand

complementary medicine/therapy

dietary supplements

perception*

dietitian*

 

integrative medicine/therapy

herb* medicine

perspective*

doctor*

 

traditional medicine/therapy

homeopathy

practice*

general practitioner*

 
 

hypno*

recommendation*

health* professional*

 
 

massage

use*

midwi*

 
 

meditation

value*

nurse*

 
 

naturopathy

view*

occupational therapist*

 
 

osteopathy

 

oral health therapists*

 
 

reflexology

 

paramedic*

 
 

rongoā

 

pharmacist*

 
 

spiritual healing

 

physiotherapist*

 
 

traditional Chinese medicine

 

podiatrist*

 
 

traditional Māori medicine

 

psychologist*

 
 

traditional Pacific Island medicine

 

psychotherapist*

 
 

vitamins

 

optometrist*

 
 

yoga