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NURS 416: Community Health Nursing

NURS 416: Community Health Nursing . Finding Statistics, APA, & Effective Database Searching . Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, VCU Libraries . Important Sites and Resources:. Nursing 416 Class Research Guide: http :// guides.library.vcu.edu/NURS416

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NURS 416: Community Health Nursing

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  1. NURS 416: Community Health Nursing Finding Statistics, APA, & Effective Database Searching Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, VCU Libraries

  2. Important Sites and Resources: • Nursing 416 Class Research Guide: http://guides.library.vcu.edu/NURS416 • Nursing Research Guide: http://guides.library.vcu.edu/nursing • Tompkins McCaw Library Website: http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/ • Using VCU Libraries Search Videos: • Using the VCU Libraries Search Video (find books, journals, etc.) • Finding a Particular Journal in the VCU Libraries Collection Video

  3. Understand the Issues when trying to Find Statistics on the Web and in Databases Gain Some Tips on How to Find Statistics on the Web, as well as in the literature databases Be aware of good sites for finding statistics and the national, state and local levels Remind of Principles of Doing a Good Search. Show you how to best access the resources of the VCU Libraries Goals and Objectives

  4. Key Points to Consider • When searching for statistics ask yourself: • Are statistics likely to be available on this topic? • Which organization(s) might collect relevant statistics? • Where might relevant statistics be published or mentioned? • websites, reports, yearbooks, bulletins, newspapers, magazines, journals • What keywords might be used to describe these statistics? • statistics on the heart can be listed under cardiovascular disease • Be prepared for the possibility that: • Statistics may not exist for the level of detail or all the variables wanted • State of Virginia but not Richmond, VA • The most recent statistics may be several years old • census data • Some statistics are not published/freely available

  5. When Searching the Web for Statistics • Many organizations and agencies include health statistics that they collect or have access to • Search the Internet for organizations using at least two search engines [Google/Bing/Yahoo] • Search for a known organization using quotes, as "American Heart Association" • Consider searching by topic, remembering search results are usually ranked by popularity /are often not ranked by relevance. • Use synonyms for statistics connected by OR in the search phrase (as...statistics OR rate OR incidence OR data) • Use synonyms for the disease or condition in search phrases (as lung OR pulmonary, heart OR cardiac)

  6. Searching the Literature for Statistics • Find the CINAHL Heading That is Closest to the Topic You Are Searching For • Selectonesubheading that is related to statistics (as epidemiology, trends)(Selecting two or more subheadings will greatly limit the results)OR • Do a second search (using the Suggest Subject Terms option) with one or more of these CINAHL subject headings:Descriptive Statistics, Incidence, or Data Analysis, StatisticalOR •  Do a second search using one or more of these keywords: statistics, incidence, or data • MeSHsubheading : statistics and numerical data • can be searched separately as "statistics and numerical data"[subheading] • MeSHsubheading: epidemiology • MeSHheading: incidence • Potentially Useful Keywords: statistics, epidemiology, incidence

  7. Consider the following when evaluating the usefulness of found statistics or data • Who collected and published the statistics? • What are their credentials? • What data or statistics is being reported? • What populations are included?  • Is the information current enough?  • (Often a time lag between data collection & data reporting because analysis takes time) • Why was the information collected? • Who are the intended users? • What it collected as part of the organization's mission? for advocacy? for business purposes (as to sell a product?) • How were the statistics collected? Were any samplings or surveys done scientifically?

  8. Resources for Statistics: National Resources • US Census Bureau: collects vital health and other statistics. • CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) : principal US health statistics agency that compiles statistical information. • National Info. Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Tech. (NICHSR)/ Data, Tools & Statistics:contains selective links representing a sample of available information. Items are selected for their quality, authority of authorship, uniqueness, and appropriateness • NIH Institutes and Offices : starting point for disease specific statistical information. • FedStats: Makes statistics available from 100+ agencies/programs available.

  9. Resources for Statistics: State, County, City • State Resources • Virginia Department of Health • Division of Health Statistics • Disease Statistics • Data and Reports • Virginia Quick Facts: US Census Bureau • State and County QuickFacts:U.S. Census Bureau: access to facts about people, business, and geography. • State Health Facts: Kaiser Family Foundation • America's Health Rankings: Annual assessment of the nation`s health on a state-by-state basis. • StateMaster: statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states • Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce:includes links for individual states statistics • City/Country Resources • Richmond City Health Department • County Health Rankings: Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

  10. Database Searching Reminders Subject Headings / Keywords

  11. Tips for Doing A Good Search Break Your Search into Concepts – Be sure to come up with alternative or related terms for your topic Use Controlled Vocabulary When Possible MeSH/CINAHL Headings/Theasurus Start Your Search Broad and Then Focus Always search in at least two databases.

  12. Keywords vs. Subject Headings Grouping: “using quotes”

  13. Finding Too Many Articles? Ways to Focus Your Results Other Things to Think About….. Not Finding Enough? Ways to Expand Your Results (Ways to Get More Articles) Try To : Explode Your Terms Keyword Searching Look At Related or Citing Articles (Ways to Get Fewer Articles) Try Using: Major Concept/Subject Subheadings Limits

  14. If You Need Help…….. • Get in touch with Me….. Roy Brown, MLIS Education and Research Librarian Tompkins-McCaw Library, VCU Libraries rebrown2@vcu.edu / Ph. 804-828-1592

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