Table 1

Ovid MEDLINE search strategy

#Searches
1Child/
2child*.mp.
3Adolescent/
4adolescen*.mp.
5Pediatrics/
6pediatric*.mp.
7paediatric*.mp.
8teen*.mp.
9preadolescen*.mp.
10preteen*.mp.
11or/1–10
12Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/or Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/or Diabetes Mellitus/
13(T1D or T1DM or T2DM or T2D or NIDDM or IDDM).mp.
14diabet*.mp.
15or/12–14
16Telemedicine/
17telemedicine.mp.
18tele-medicine.mp.
19mhealth.mp.
20ehealth.mp.
21virtual health.mp.
22Mobile Applications/
23teleconsult*.mp.
24web-based.mp.
25mobile-based.mp.
26Social media/
27social media.mp.
28twitter.mp.
29telemonitor*.mp.
30Remote Consultation/
31iphone.mp.
32computers/ or computers, handheld/ or smartphone/
33smart phone*.mp.
34smartphone*.mp.
35computer*.mp.
36laptop*.mp.
37((remote or web or virtual or online) adj2 (consult* or appointment*)).mp.
38((web or virtual or online) adj2 (education or communit* or platform*)).mp.
39ipad.mp.
40(android adj3 (tablet* or device* or phone*)).mp.
41or/16–40
42Comparative Study/
43comparative stud*.mp.
44cohort studies/ or prospective studies/ or retrospective studies/
45cohort stud*.mp.
46Observational Study/
47observation* stud*.mp.
48nonrandom*.mp.
49non-random*.mp.
50Randomized Controlled Trial/ or Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic/
51randomized controlled trial*.mp.
52Random Allocation/
53random*.mp.
54Clinical Trial/
55clinical trial.mp.
56retrospective.mp.
57prospective.mp.
58or/42–57
5911 and 15 and 41 and 58
60remove duplicates from 59