Table 1 Search terms for the systematic review of the literature in MEDLINE

#1

“Knee” [MeSH Terms] OR “knee” [All Fields] OR “knee joint“[MeSH Terms] OR “knee joint“[All Fields]

#2

“Osteoarthritis” [MeSH Terms] OR “osteoarthritis” [All Fields] OR “pain” [MeSH Terms] OR “pain” [All Fields]

#3

#1 AND #2

#4

“Patient Education as Topic” [MeSH Terms]

#5

(“patients” [MeSH Terms] OR “patients” [All Fields] OR “patient” [All Fields]) AND (“education” [MeSH Terms] OR “education” [All Fields])

#6

“health education“[MeSH Terms] OR “health education“[All Fields] OR ((“health” [MeSH Terms] OR “health” [All Fields]) AND (“education” [MeSH Terms] OR “education” [All Fields]))

#7

#4 OR #5 OR #6

#8

“randomized controlled trial“[Publication Type] OR “randomized controlled trial“[TIAB] OR “randomised controlled trial“[TIAB] OR “RCT”[TIAB]

#9

#3 AND #7 AND #8