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Locating the best evidence that is related to the PICO clinical question can be a challenge. There is a vast amount of information available on the internet but clinicians face challenges such as knowledge about which sources are reliable, Hoffman the time it takes to find the relevant information Hoffman, deciding which information is of high-quality Hoffman and also doubt that a selected resource or search will provide an answer. Viegas Dias C, Jasmins C, Rodrigues D, Heleno B. Clinical questions in primary care: Where to find the answers-a cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2022 Nov 11;17(11):e0277462.(Hoffman)
Locating the best evidence that is related to the PICO clinical question can be a challenge. There is a vast amount of information available on the internet but clinicians face challenges such as knowledge about which sources are reliable, Hoffman the time it takes to find the relevant information Hoffman, deciding which information is of high-quality Hoffman and also doubt that a selected resource or search will provide an answer. Viegas Dias C, Jasmins C, Rodrigues D, Heleno B. Clinical questions in primary care: Where to find the answers-a cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2022 Nov 11;17(11):e0277462.(Hoffman)


== Searching 101 ==
== Database Searching 101 ==


* Start with a clearly defined clinical question using the PICOT format.
* Start with a clearly defined clinical question using the PICOT format.
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* Organise your keywords for your search according to the PICOT Table
* Organise your keywords for your search according to the PICOT Table
* Use synonyms, related terms and/or truncation to broaden your search
* Use synonyms, related terms and/or truncation to broaden your search
** truncation - adding the first part of a keyword usually followed by a asterisk (*) (Note: databases can have different truncation symbols, so check the help service of the database if you are uncertain). This way any variant spelling of the word is searched for example : rehabilit* will find rehabilitate; rehabilitates, rehabilitation; rehabilitated
** truncation - adding the first part of a keyword usually followed by a asterisk (*) (Note: databases can have different truncation symbols, so check the help service of the database if you are uncertain). This way any variant spelling of the word is searched for example: rehabilit* will find rehabilitate; rehabilitates, rehabilitation; rehabilitated
* Use Boolean logical operators - AND/OR
* Use Boolean logical operators - AND/OR
** AND - if all the search terms should be present in each article (different concepts and to be more specific)
** AND - if all the search terms should be present in each article (different concepts and to be more specific)
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* [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/ CiteSeer]
* [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/ CiteSeer]
* [https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar/ OpenDOAR]
* [https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar/ OpenDOAR]
* [https://www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en/ The Social Science Research Network (SSRN)] ,Elsevier  
* [https://www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en/ The Social Science Research Network (SSRN)] , Elsevier
* [https://paperity.org/ Paperity]  
* [https://paperity.org/ Paperity]  
* [https://www.biomedcentral.com/ BioMed Central]  
* [https://www.biomedcentral.com/ BioMed Central]  
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== Platforms with Synthesised, Evidence Based Clinical Information ==
== Platforms with Synthesised, Evidence Based Clinical Information ==
[https://www.better-evidence.org/ UpToDate] (paid) 


[https://pro.uptodatefree.ir/ UpToDate] (free)
* [https://www.better-evidence.org/ UpToDate] (paid)
* [https://pro.uptodatefree.ir/ UpToDate] (free)
* [https://www.medscape.com/today Medscape]
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430685/ StatPearls]
* [https://www.orthobullets.com/ Orthobullets]
* [https://cks.nice.org.uk/ Clinical Knowledge Summaries]
* [https://www.physio-pedia.com/home/ Physiopedia]


[https://www.medscape.com/today Medscape]
== Platforms with Clinical Practice Guidelines ==


[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430685/ StatPearls]
* [https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance National Institute for Health and Care Excellence]
* [https://www.sign.ac.uk/ Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)]
* [https://www.ahrq.gov/ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality] (previously National Guidelines Clearinghouse)
* National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health - [https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/providers/clinicalpractice Clinical Practice Guidelines]
* [https://www.guidelinecentral.com/guidelines/ GuidelineCentral]
* [https://g-i-n.net/international-guidelines-library Guidelines International Network (GIN)]
* [https://joulecma.ca/cpg/homepage Canadian Medical Association Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines]


[https://www.orthobullets.com/ Orthobullets] 
== Platforms with Systematic Reviews ==
 
[https://www.cochranelibrary.com/ Cochrane Library] <blockquote>'''Remember to use the HELP files in databases to help you with your search strategy.'''</blockquote>Where to find full text papers
[https://cks.nice.org.uk/ Clinical Knowledge Summaries] 
 
Physiopedia
 
Platforms with clinical practice guidelines
 
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence <nowiki>https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance</nowiki>
 
Platforms with systematic reviews
 
Cochrane Library <nowiki>https://www.cochranelibrary.com/</nowiki>  
 
Remember to use the HELP files in databases to help you with your search strategy
 
Where to find full text papers


Follow the link on the platform of the database that you searched
Follow the link on the platform of the database that you searched

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This page will provide you with links to the different databases and AI Tools that you can use in your quest to locate the knowledge sources to answer your clinical question. We advise that you watch the two videos in this course to guide you in navigating all these tools.

Introduction[edit | edit source]

The second step in the evidence based practice model involves finding the knowledge sources. This corresponds to the Acquire component of the 5 A’s. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3792230/

Locating the best evidence that is related to the PICO clinical question can be a challenge. There is a vast amount of information available on the internet but clinicians face challenges such as knowledge about which sources are reliable, Hoffman the time it takes to find the relevant information Hoffman, deciding which information is of high-quality Hoffman and also doubt that a selected resource or search will provide an answer. Viegas Dias C, Jasmins C, Rodrigues D, Heleno B. Clinical questions in primary care: Where to find the answers-a cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2022 Nov 11;17(11):e0277462.(Hoffman)

Database Searching 101[edit | edit source]

  • Start with a clearly defined clinical question using the PICOT format.
    • Refresh your memory of how to formulate your clinical question here
    • Links to PP pages and course
  • Organise your keywords for your search according to the PICOT Table
  • Use synonyms, related terms and/or truncation to broaden your search
    • truncation - adding the first part of a keyword usually followed by a asterisk (*) (Note: databases can have different truncation symbols, so check the help service of the database if you are uncertain). This way any variant spelling of the word is searched for example: rehabilit* will find rehabilitate; rehabilitates, rehabilitation; rehabilitated
  • Use Boolean logical operators - AND/OR
    • AND - if all the search terms should be present in each article (different concepts and to be more specific)
    • OR - if any of the search terms should be present in each article (same concept)

Databases[edit | edit source]

Choose the database that you want to search in. There are traditional databases and grey literature databases. With some of these databases it is free to run a search, whereas others require a paid membership.

Table 1. Examples of Traditional Databases (with links to their websites)
Free to search
Pay to search

Examples of Grey Literature Databases (with links to the websites):

Databases with Free Articles[edit | edit source]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platforms[edit | edit source]

Platforms with Synthesised, Evidence Based Clinical Information[edit | edit source]

Platforms with Clinical Practice Guidelines[edit | edit source]

Platforms with Systematic Reviews[edit | edit source]

Cochrane Library

Remember to use the HELP files in databases to help you with your search strategy.

Where to find full text papers

Follow the link on the platform of the database that you searched

Go straight to the journal or publisher’s website

University library members – make sure you are logged into the university’s online library

Google citation details

E-mail corresponding author

Search for author’s websites

Request paper from author on Research Gate or Academia.edu

Find out if your university library has the option of inter-library loans

Find a convention that works best for you and save the articles that you found and downloaded in a folder and name them so that you can easily find a specific article that you are looking for.


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