1.1 Literature search strategy
Computer searched databases such as CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, China Biomedical
Database, Web of Science, CBM, CINAHL, Theses-A&I, PubMed, and Clinical
Trials.gov website. The search terms include different subject words and
free words, among which the Chinese search terms include ”breast
cancer”, ”surgical treatment”, ”chemotherapy”, ”radiotherapy”, ”breast
tumor”, ”self-management”, ”qualitative research” etc., the English
search terms include ”Mammary cancer”, ”Breast cancer”, ”Chemotherapy”,
”Radiotherapy”, ”Breast tumor”, ”Self-management”, ”Qualitative
research”, etc., and the literature search time range is January 2010
Until December 2022. When conducting literature search on CNKI and
CINAHL databases, the search strategy is shown in Figure 1.