Library Instruction for PTOT 514 Research Methodology: Part II Ruiling Guo, MLIS, AHIP Health Sciences Librarian Idaho Health Sciences Library 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 1
PTOT Databases PubMed: Medicine and allied health CINAHL: Nursing and allied Health SPORTDiscus with Full Text: Sports & sports medicine Cochrane Library: Evidence-based medicine and clinical practice OT Search: Occupational therapy PEDro: Physiotherapy evidence-based practice OT Seeker: Evidence-based OT practice 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 2
PubMed Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) One of the largest and most heavily used medical bibliographic databases in the world 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 3
Scope PubMed Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, allied health, and more Source Over 5246 biomedical journals and more than 17 million citations Over 70 countries and 40 languages 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 4
PubMed Searching Basic Search: Keyword search Subject Search: Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) terms can be used for your search 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 5
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PubMed Search Screen 06/28/2007 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 8
Why is MeSH Important? Subject Search Medical subject headings: a thesaurus in a hierarchical structure Controlled indexing terms assigned to search citation that describe the content of the article 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 9
Why is MeSH important? Improves precision by defining the scope of terms while searching e.g. strokecerebrovascular accident Increases recall by retrieving documents they employ different terms for the same concept e.g. cancer-neoplasms MeSH Database 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 10
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Introduction to CINAHL with Full Text CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature) with Full Text covers nursing & allied health journals CINAHL with Full Text provides full text for more than 580 journals back to 1981 CINAHL covers 49 OT journals and 108 PT journals 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 12
Introduction to SPORTDiscus with Full Text This database provides full text for more than 430 journals, dating back to 1985. It covers all areas of sports & sports medicine literature. 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 13
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Cochrane Library The Cochrane Library is a collection of evidence-based medicine and clinical practice Consists of Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 15
Cochrane Library Consists of Cochrane Central Register of Control Trials (CENTRAL) Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews (CDMR) Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR) Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA) NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 16
Cochrane Library Consists of Cochrane Central Register of Control Trials (CENTRAL) Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews (CDMR) Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR) Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA) NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) 06/28/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 17
Cochrane Library It brings the above databases together in one place for users to look at the effectiveness of different health care treatments and interventions 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 18
Systematic Reviews A systematic review summarizes the results of available carefully designed healthcare studies (randomized controlled trials) and provides the highest level of evidence on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 19
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OT Search Coverage occupational therapy and related subjects, including rehabilitation, education, psychiatry, psychology, and health care administration. It includes citations to journal articles, books, proceedings, reports, dissertations, and theses. 1911-present 06/26/2008 Library Instruction for PTOT 514 21
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