NHS Healthcare Databases- an introduction
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The document outlines resources available through St George's library for accessing healthcare literature, specifically using an NHS OpenAthens account to find articles and databases such as Medline and CINAHL. It emphasizes the importance of focusing research questions, identifying concepts and alternative terms, and provides tips for effective searching. Additionally, it mentions the library's support services, including a research enquiries desk and help sheets available online.
NHS Healthcare Databases- an introduction
- 1. Karen John-Pierre St George’s Library
- 2. Collections of article references Mainly abstracts; links to articles Tool for finding papers to support practice, research and education
- 3. Tool developed by NICE One website to access multiple databases Access anywhere with an NHS OpenAthens account Self-register for an account here: http://Openathens.nice.org.uk
- 4. 1. Amed 2. BNI 3. Cinahl 4. Embase 5. Health management information consortium (HMIC) 6. Medline 7. PsycINFO
- 5. Focus your question Identify concepts and alternative terms Identify appropriate databases to search your topic
- 6. ”Is patient education effective in improving blood sugar control in teenage diabetics?” Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4 Patient education Blood sugar control Teenage Diabetes
- 7. Alternative terms Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4 Patient education Patient information Health education Blood sugar control Hyperglycaemic control Hypoglycaemic control Glycemic control Glycaemic control Teenagers Teens Adolescent Teenagers Diabetics Diabetes Type 1 or Type 2?
- 8. PICO Patient/Population Teenage diabetics Intervention Patient education Comparison No treatment Outcome Blood sugar
- 9. SearchTips AND…OR? Patient education AND blood glucose Teenager OR adolescent
- 10. SearchTips Truncation Teenager = 2276 Teenager* = 3088 Teen* = 9589
- 11. SearchTips Phrase searching Put phrases in “speech marks”
- 12. Searchtips Thesaurus search for precise results Controlled vocabulary Used to describe contents of articles in a consistent manner
- 13. Access your database of choice from library.sgul.ac.uk NHS Staff Find articles Login with your OpenAthens details
- 14. CARES literature search service www.cares.sgul.ac.uk Research Enquiries Desk Mon-Fri 11-4 Help sheets on library website library.sgul.ac.uk/