Table 1 Literature search strategy

Support for self-management

TI-AB-SU ((“self-management” OR “self management” OR “self care” OR “self-care” OR “self-help” OR “self help”) N2 (support or education)) OR “collaborative care” OR ((MM “self-management”) OR (MM “self care”) OR (MH “models, nursing”) OR (MH “self concept”) OR (MH “self-assessment”) OR (MH “self-examination”) OR (MH “self administration”) OR (MH “self-control”) OR (MH “self efficacy”)))

AND

Nurse

TI-AB-SU ((nurs*) OR ((MM “nursing”) OR (MM “nursing care”) OR (MM “nurses”) OR (MM “nurses, community health”) OR (MM “family nurse practitioners”) OR (MM “nurse practitioners”) OR (MM “nurse specialists”) OR (MM “nurse clinicians”)))

AND

Primary care

TI-AB-SU (((primary N2 care) OR “community care” OR “community health service*” OR “ambulatory care”)) OR (MM “primary health care”) OR (MM “primary care nursing”) OR (MM “primary nursing”))