Evidence-Based Research
CINAHL Complete
Nursing and Allied Health research journals, books, conference proceedings and evidence-based care sheets.
The Cochrane Library
Contains three databases. The Database of Systematic Reviews contains full-text articles, as well as protocols focusing on the effects of healthcare. Data is evidence-based medicine and is often combined statistically (with meta-analysis) to increase the power of the findings of numerous studies. The
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials is a bibliography of controlled trials to create an unbiased source of data for systematic reviews. Cochrane Clinical Answers contains a clinical question, a short answer, and an opportunity to ‘drill down’ to the evidence from relevant Cochrane reviews.
DynaMed Plus
clinical reference tool which provides fast, easy access to the latest filtered evidence-based information. Clinically-organized summaries for thousands of topics
Tutorial: https://youtu.be/892zOTuqfVQ
MEDLINE Complete
Pubmed companion of biomedical and health journals. Topics: biomedicine, pre-clinical sciences, behavioral sciences, bioengineering, health policy development, nursing, and life sciences. Content Includes full-text journals and MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) for current biomedical journals.
Tutorial: https://youtu.be/GpNNNkOb2As?si=zMMxzeS5kI53qXED
PubMed
FREE access to over 11 million MEDLINE® citations. Mid-1960’s-present.
Articles (Not Filtered)
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Mental Health Medicine
Nursing & Allied Health Database
Reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. Full-text titles plus dissertations in nursing and related fields. Training videos from Medcom, Inc on health care safety, emergency planning, checking vital signs, and more. Multicultural reports from CultureVision are available for 30 ethnicities and 11 religions for the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text (4 users at a time)
Covers sports, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine,
sports science, physical education, kinesiology, college &
university sport, disabled persons, health, health education,
biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention rehabilitation, physical therapy, allied health, occupational health & therapy, public health, and more.
Database Tutorials
Books
Search for books and ebooks in Primo.
For General instructions: Finding Books
Browse Books in the Library
RJ 52-53 Pediatric Therapeutics
RM 695-799 Physical therapy and rehabilitation
RM 930-931 Rehabilitation therapy
Ebooks
Reference Books
| Merck Manual Professional Edition | Website |
| Human Anatomy Online | Website |
| NLM’s MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia | Website |
Use these search techniques to locate Primary Research Articles inside databases.
- Add the following row of keywords to your search: (methods AND results) OR methodology OR “case study” OR “this study” OR “a study”. You will want to copy and paste this entire row of keywords into its own search box (see first example below).
Important! From your list of results, you will still need to examine each article to see if it is primary research.
- Filter by Document Type: on the Advanced Search page choose Case Study or Research under Document Type or Publication Type. In ProQuest databases, it looks like this:
All of these results are generally primary research articles, but not all primary research is a case study, so you will likely be missing some primary research articles on your topic by searching this way.
- In Ebscohost databases, you can choose
“Research” under Publication Type.
4. If you get a lot of results, consider limiting by Special interest or Field as well:
Use these search techniques to locate Primary Research Articles inside databases.
- Add the following row of keywords to your search: (methods AND results) OR methodology OR “case study” OR “this study” OR “a study”. You will want to copy and paste this entire row of keywords into its own search box (see first example below).
Important! From your list of results, you will still need to examine each article to see if it is primary research.
- Filter by Document Type: on the Advanced Search page choose Case Study or Research under Document Type or Publication Type. In ProQuest databases, it looks like this:
All of these results are generally primary research articles, but not all primary research is a case study, so you will likely be missing some primary research articles on your topic by searching this way.
- In Ebscohost databases, you can choose
“Research” under Publication Type.
4. If you get a lot of results, consider limiting by Special interest or Field as well:
Use these search techniques to locate Primary Research Articles inside databases.
- Add the following row of keywords to your search: (methods AND results) OR methodology OR “case study” OR “this study” OR “a study”. You will want to copy and paste this entire row of keywords into its own search box (see first example below).
Important! From your list of results, you will still need to examine each article to see if it is primary research.
- Filter by Document Type: on the Advanced Search page choose Case Study or Research under Document Type or Publication Type. In ProQuest databases, it looks like this:
All of these results are generally primary research articles, but not all primary research is a case study, so you will likely be missing some primary research articles on your topic by searching this way.
- In Ebscohost databases, you can choose
“Research” under Publication Type.
4. If you get a lot of results, consider limiting by Special interest or Field as well:
Use these search techniques to locate Primary Research Articles inside databases.
- Add the following row of keywords to your search: (methods AND results) OR methodology OR “case study” OR “this study” OR “a study”. You will want to copy and paste this entire row of keywords into its own search box (see first example below).
Important! From your list of results, you will still need to examine each article to see if it is primary research.
- Filter by Document Type: on the Advanced Search page choose Case Study or Research under Document Type or Publication Type. In ProQuest databases, it looks like this:
All of these results are generally primary research articles, but not all primary research is a case study, so you will likely be missing some primary research articles on your topic by searching this way.
- In Ebscohost databases, you can choose
“Research” under Publication Type.
4. If you get a lot of results, consider limiting by Special interest or Field as well:
Journal Titles
- Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy in sport
- PT in Motion
- Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
- The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
- International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
- Physical Therapy EJournals Shelf
Professional Organizations
- HealthData.gov: US health and medicine data
- Fast Stats: Alphabetical list of stats on public health issues
- National Center for Health Statistics- Health annual report Datafinder tool and free infographics
- State Health Facts (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
- World Health Organization Data Repository: Health-related statistics from over 100 countries
Online Reference Tools
Online Encyclopedia of Physiotherapy
EBP Research Search Tools
- Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
- Epistemonikos
- HSRProj (Health Services Research Projects in Progress) (NIH)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
PICO
- PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database): free database randomised trials, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
- Trip Database – Clinical Search Engine Clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice. Registered users (registration is free) benefit from extra features such as CPD, search history, and collaborative tools.
Other Library Guides:
Help Available: email your librarian with Ask a Librarian, call 734-995-7454, or stop by the reference desk on-campus.
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