Week 2 Flashcards
Define Boolean Operators
Words such as “and,” “or,” “not,” and “near” that are used to combine search terms in electronic evidence databases and other search engines
Define Clinical Practice Guidelines
“. . . statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care. They are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options.”1; also referred to as “summaries.”
Define Keywords
The word(s) or term(s) that is/are entered into an electronic database search function to locate evidence pertaining to a clinical question.
Define MeSH
Abbreviation for “Medical Subject Heading”; the term used to describe approved search vocabulary in the U.S. National Library of Medicine electronic database (PubMed); the MeSH vocabulary also may be used by other electronic evidence databases.
Define Search String
A combination of keywords, phrases, names, or other information that is entered into an electronic database search function to locate evidence pertaining to a clinical question.
Define Secondary Sources
Textbooks, summaries on websites, and review papers that contain information based on primary sources of information.
What type of sources are Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health?
government
What type of sources are AMA, and APTA?
professional society
What type of sources are National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, and National Down Syndrome Society?
patient advocacy
What kind of study is this: “ Associations of Co-Occurring Chronic Conditions With Use of Rehabilitation Services in Older Adults With Back Pain: A Population-Based Cohort Study”
prognosis study
Key word: cohort study
What kind of study is this: “ Facial Swelling and Neuritis After Internal Carotid Endarterectomy in an 81-Year-Old Woman With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report”
intervention study
what kind of study is this: “ New Protocol for Evaluating Maximum Inspiratory Pressure: Concurrent Validity and Test-Retest Reliability”
clinical measure study
What kind of study is this: “ Progressive Multicomponent Intervention for Older Adults in Home Health Settings Following Hospitalization: Randomized Clinical Trial”
intervention study
Should Limits be applied at any point of your search?
No
How would you run a search for articles on alternative therapies, such as acupuncture or yoga, following a stroke?
Stroke AND (acupuncture OR yoga)
What do you check in PubMed to be sure your search was processed as you intended?
The Details show how the search was processed by PubMed
You are searching for articles on knee replacement surgery in elderly adults. What is the best way to include “elderly adults” in the search?
Use the filters for age groups
What does MeSH describe?
the “aboutness” of an article in a uniform Way
Do you have to use “quotation marks” around a phrase for PubMed’s automatics term mapping?
no
How do you save your search strategy in PubMed to your account?
Use the create alert link
