Table 1 Criteria used in the exclusion of irrelevant documents

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Document is not a local document

Excluded documents are authored by organizations or authorities at national level. Documents authored by regional organizations or in cooperation between several municipalities are included

Document is not relevant to the medical school health services

Is not explicitly relevant to the medical part of the school health services (i.e., school nursing, school physician, health examinations, etc.)

Document is not explicitly relevant to school nurses or children who have migrated or whose parents have migrated

Excluded documents focus on the work of other professionals (e.g. school physicians), other health care services, the facilities or equipment, or solely on parents or caregivers. Documents aimed at parents or caregivers but concerning the child are included

Document does not concern health visits, i.e., concern the other assignments or work tasks of the school nurse

Excluded documents concern: filing, archives, requisition of patient records, handling of referrals, conducting vaccination, handling of patient records, emergency care, handling of drugs and other pharmaceutical substances, secrecy, and self-care

Document not available in Swedish or English

The document is a translation of a similar written text in Swedish

Document does not provide descriptions of content in health visits (e.g. physical examinations, health dialogs, health topics discussed in health visits)

Excluded documents: documents where the terms ‘health visit’ or ‘health dialog’ are mentioned but there is no further description, documents concerning health examinations or issues not included in regular health visits. Included documents: descriptions of health visits, health dialogs, physical examinations and screening results, descriptions of what school nurses do during health visits, and materials about issues addressed in health dialogs (i.e., family, friends, lifestyle, female genital mutilation, sexuality, etc.)

Document is not a guideline

Excluded documents: invitations to health visits, feedback concerning results of health visits, information letters, brochures, conversation aides (bubbles, conversation maps, images, etc.) and regional or local reports on health issues

Document is not a health questionnaire used in health visits

Excluded documents: questionnaires that only contain consent forms and health questionnaires applicable when applying for certain types of education (vocational or athletic/sports)