To complete a thorough literature search you should:
1. Define what your searching for
2. Decide where to search
3. Develop a search strategy
4. Refine your search strategy
5. Save your search for future use
Framework to develop search:
Qualitative:
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Sample
Phenomenon of interest
Design
Evaluation
Research type
Quantitative:
SPICE
Setting
Perspective
Intervention/interest of phenomenon
Comparison
Evaluation
Refining your search terms:
Boolean operatirs
AND, OR, and NOT
Why use these?
To focus search
To connect pieces of info to find exactly what you are looking for
Truncation: broadens your search including various symbols
*
What type of data base:
Cinahl
British Nursing Database nursing
Nursing & Allied Health nursing
Medline or PubMed medical
Psychology Database mental health
Family Health Database Proquest
Public Health Database Proquest
Health Management Proquest
1. Define what your searching for
2. Decide where to search
3. Develop a search strategy
4. Refine your search strategy
5. Save your search for future use
Framework to develop search:
Qualitative:
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Sample
Phenomenon of interest
Design
Evaluation
Research type
Quantitative:
SPICE
Setting
Perspective
Intervention/interest of phenomenon
Comparison
Evaluation
Refining your search terms:
Boolean operatirs
AND, OR, and NOT
Why use these?
To focus search
To connect pieces of info to find exactly what you are looking for
Truncation: broadens your search including various symbols
*
What type of data base:
Cinahl
British Nursing Database nursing
Nursing & Allied Health nursing
Medline or PubMed medical
Psychology Database mental health
Family Health Database Proquest
Public Health Database Proquest
Health Management Proquest