Keyword parsimony—lessons from a scoping review

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We recently completed a systematic scoping review on return to work after hand injury which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Hand Therapy [1]. We searched four large databases (PubMed, EbscoHost, Scopus, and Scielo), by applying appropriate Boolean operators and a broad list of search terms [2, 3]. Our review aimed to comprehensively identify the current body of research evidence for factors associated with successful work-related transitions following any type of hand injury. From 259 potentially relevant articles, we included 38 primary studies. We excluded systematic reviews, as our intention was to establish a comprehensive body of primary evidence. We cross-checked the primary studies in the excluded systematic reviews against our included primary studies and included relevant primary studies that we had not already identified in our search. We also hand searched the reference lists of the included primary studies for other relevant articles. …