SEARCHING FOR LITERATURE

Question 1

how do we create an answerable question?

Answer 1

PICO
patient, problem, population
intervention or exposure
comparison
outcome

Question 2

what are examples of E-journals?

Answer 2

journal aggregates
individual journal sites
publisher sites
google scholar

Question 3

how to determine a quality website and publication?

Answer 3

info reviewed by expert
check content that you are familiar with
look for date
are author affiliation identified
are the references current
what type of site is it
look for accreditation seal
advertisements and product promotion

Question 4

where do we start looking when it comes to research?

Answer 4

start with the CPM library because they give us full test

Question 5

what is the difference between Medline and Pubmed?

Answer 5

Medline is the bibliographic database

Pubmed is a free interface used to search for article citations indexed in Medline

Question 6

what is important to know about the abstract?

Answer 6

should have the articles essential information including summary of work and highlight of results or findings

Question 7

why should we always read the article?

Answer 7

because they can contain errors and discrepancies between abstract and article occur 18-65% of the time

Question 8

what are some examples of evidence based articles?

Answer 8

randomized controlled trials
clinical trials
systematic reviews
meta analysis