Table 6 Database search criteria

Survivors(MeSH Terms)

OR survivor*(Title/Abstract)

breast neoplasms (MeSH Terms)

OR Breast cancer(Title/Abstract)

QOL (MeSH Terms)

OR HRQOL

OR physical

OR emotional

OR functional

OR social

women

OR female

‘survivors’/exp.

OR survivor*:to,ab

‘breast cancer’/exp.

OR ((breast NEXT/1 cancer):ti,ab)

OR ((breast NEXT/1 neoplasm*):ti,ab)

QOL

OR HRQOL

OR physical

OR emotional

OR functional

OR social

women

OR female

DE “Survivors+”

OR survivor*

(DE “Breast Neoplasms+”)

OR breast N1 cancer

QOL

OR HRQOL

OR Physical

OR Emotional

OR Functional

OR Social

women

OR female

MH “Survivors+”

OR survivor*

(MH “Breast Neoplasms+”)

OR breast N1 cancer

QOL

OR HRQOL

OR Physical

OR Emotional

OR Functional

OR Social

women

OR female