The primary databases we will be using include
But before we get started, let's learn about how to create a strategy for finding relevant information using the PICO method.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source for nursing and allied health journals, providing full text for more than 770 journals indexed in CINAHL.
National Library of Medicine's premier database in the life sciences, with a concentration in biomedicine
PICO
The first stage of any evidence-based practice process is formulating an answerable question. This forms the foundation for quality searching. A well-formulated question will facilitate the search for evidence and will assist you in determining whether the evidence is relevant to your question.
An answerable question has a format that follows the PICO concept. The acronym translates to:
Before you start your search, it is important to have a well-built question.
| Patient/Population | Intervention | Comparison | Outcomes |
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Who is your patient?
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What do you plan on doing for the patient?
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What alternative are you considering?
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What do wish to accomplish?
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Example: Is adherence to the Mediterranean Diet associated with reduced risk of heart attack?
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When you search the databases, you may not use all these terms in your search. For instance, you may start out using only the terms Mediterranean Diet and heart attacks.
