| Strategy Type | Optimization | Ovid Syntax |
| Therapy | sensitivity | clinical trial.mp. OR clinical trial.pt. OR random:.mp. OR tu.xs |
| specificity | randomized controlled trial.pt. OR randomized controlled trial.mp. | |
| optimized | randomized controlled trial.pt. OR randomized.mp. OR placebo.mp. | |
| Diagnosis | sensitivity | sensitiv:.mp. OR diagnos:.mp. OR di.fs. |
| specificity | specificity.tw. | |
| optimized | sensitiv:.mp. OR predictive value:.mp. OR accurac:.tw. | |
| Prognosis | sensitivity | incidence.sh. OR exp mortality OR follow-up studies.sh. OR mortality.sh. OR prognos:.tw. OR predict:.tw. OR course:.tw. |
| specificity | prognos:.tw. OR first episode.tw. OR cohort.tw. | |
| optimized | prognosis.sh. OR diagnosed.tw. OR cohort:.mp. OR predictor:.tw. OR death.tw. OR exp models, statistical | |
| Reviews | sensitivity | review.pt. OR meta analysis.mp,pt. OR tu.xs. |
| specificity | search strategy.tw. | |
| optimized | review.pt. OR meta-analys:.tw. OR cochrane.tw. | |
| Clinical Prediction Guides | sensitivity | predict:.mp. OR scor:.tw. OR observ:mp. |
| specificity | validation.tw. OR validate.tw. | |
| optimized | predict:tw. OR validat:.mp. OR develop.tw. | |
| Qualitative Studies | sensitivity | interview:.tw. OR px.fs. OR exp health services administration |
| specificity | qualitative.tw. OR themes.tw. | |
| optimized | interview:.mp. OR experience:.mp. OR qualitative.tw. | |
| Etiology | sensitivity | risk:.mp. OR exp cohort studies OR between group:.tw. |
| specificity | relative risk:.tw. OR risks.tw. OR cohort stud:.mp. | |
| optimized | risk.mp. OR mortality.mp. OR cohort.tw. | |
| Costs | sensitivity | ec.fs. OR cost.tw. OR health care costs.sh. |
| specificity | cost effectiveness.tw. OR health care costs.sh. | |
| optimized | exp "costs and cost analysis" OR costs.tw. OR cost effective:.tw. | |
| Economics | sensitivity | randomized controlled trial.pt. OR cost effectiveness.tw. OR cost effective.tw. |
| specificity | cost effective.tw. OR sensitivity analys:.tw. | |
| optimized | cost:.mp. OR cost benefit analys:.mp. OR health care costs.mp. |