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Choosing a Database for Researching by Levels of Evidence

Choosing a Database for Researching by Levels of Evidence. Victoria K. Swinney, PhD vswinney@okcu.edu. Questions to Consider. Database coverage and your topic Level of evidence needed Interdisciplinary topic versus search precision. CINAHL COMPLETE.

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Choosing a Database for Researching by Levels of Evidence

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  1. Choosing a Database forResearching by Levels of Evidence Victoria K. Swinney, PhD vswinney@okcu.edu

  2. Questions to Consider • Database coverage and your topic • Level of evidence needed • Interdisciplinary topic versus search precision

  3. CINAHL COMPLETE Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature The most comprehensive source for nursing related research reports includes all levels of evidence level of evidence limits available

  4. Evidence Based Research • Use checkboxes for • “Evidence–Based Practice” AND • Research Article” • to limit to evidence based practice research articles

  5. MEDLINE with Full Text The National Library of Medicine’s Index most comprehensive source for medical research reports (includes some nursing research) includes all levels of evidence level of evidence limits available

  6. Evidence Based Medicine • Use the EBM checkbox to limit to evidence based care review sources including Cochrane and Evidence Based Nursing (citations only, search Cochrane directly for full-text)

  7. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Full text access to systematic reviews of medical research level 1 evidence only

  8. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials indexes randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials level 2-3 evidence only

  9. PsycINFO The most comprehensive source for psychology, psychiatry and related research reports includes some levels of evidence some level of evidence limits available

  10. EBSCOhost Multi-search Searches many databases together, including nursing, medicine, psychology, education, management, … includes all levels of evidence level of evidence limits NOT available

  11. Questions? • Chat from on the Nursing Research Guide • Make an appointment (link on the Nursing Research Guide • Email vswinney@okcu.edu • Phone 405-208-5072 • Office Dulaney-Browne Library 108

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