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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2025; 15(3): 98132
Published online Sep 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i3.98132
Table 1 Search strategy for the MEDLINE database
Search terms for MEDLINE database
P (population)Patients who experienced stroke“Post-stroke patients” OR “Stroke survivors” OR “Cerebrovascular accident patients” OR “Post-cerebrovascular accident individuals” OR “Patients with post-stroke sequelae” OR “Rehabilitated stroke patients” OR “Stroke recovery” OR “Post-stroke rehabilitation” OR “CVA survivors” OR “Hemiplegic patients post-stroke”
I (intervention)Cognitive rehabilitation“Cognitive rehabilitation” OR “Cognitive training” OR “Neurorehabilitation” OR “Cognitive therapy” OR “Cognitive retraining” OR “Cognitive intervention” OR “Brain injury rehabilitation” OR “Stroke rehabilitation” OR “Neuropsychological rehabilitation” OR “Memory rehabilitation” OR “Cognitive skill training”
O (outcome)Memory improvement“Memory enhancement” OR “Improving memory” OR “Memory boost” OR “Enhanced cognitive function” OR “Cognitive improvement” OR “Memory recovery” OR “Memory rehabilitation” OR “Memory training” OR “Cognitive enhancement” OR “Cognitive training for memory”
Sets “1-3” will be combined with ‘AND’