Data Base

Search Terms

Limitations

Articles

Ovid

(“Musculoskeletal disease”) AND (“smartphone” OR “cellphone”)

Limit to English

Limit to publications 2011 - 2021

Limit to adolescents and young adults

Exclusion: Musculoskeletal treatments using electronics

3

PubMed

(3 Search Strings)

(1.) “musculoskeletal condition” AND “tablet use”

(2.) “electronic use” AND “effect” AND “musculoskeletal” AND “phones”

(3.) “electronic use” AND “effect” AND “musculoskeletal” AND “videogames”

(1.) Publication date: last 10 years

(2.) Filters applied: in the last 10 years, Humans, Young Adult: 19-24 years

(3.) Filters applied: 10 years, Humans, Young Adult: 19-24 years

(1.) 4

(2.) 2

(3.) 1

EBSCOhost

(“musculoskeletal diseases” OR “diagnosis, musculoskeletal”) AND (“smart phone” OR “cellular phone” OR “tablets” or “digitizers”)

Limit to English

Limit to publications 2011-2021

4

SCOPUS

“tablet” AND “use” AND “musculoskeletal” AND “pain”

Limit to health professions

2