Where should I start? Spotlight on PubMed
PubMed is a great database to begin your searches.
- Be sure to use the Le Moyne PubMed link so that you can connect to full text articles from your search results!
- Create a free myNCBI account to save your search strategies and preferred results.
The short tutorials below are a great way to learn PubMed basics!
What are additional Best Bets to search?
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CINAHL with Full Text This link opens in a new windowan index to the nursing and allied health literature
- 1982- present, updated monthly
- complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association, CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative complementary medicine, consumer health -
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window- 2,400+ journals in 27 languages
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Scopus This link opens in a new windowUse to find what is happening in research throughout the world in the fields of science, technology, social sciences, medicine and arts and humanities. Contains abstracts and citations from peer-reviewed journals, books and conference proceedings. Must use links to access full-text.
Where can I find EBP Resources?
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PEDroPEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 16,500 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. For each trial, review or guideline, PEDro provides the citation details, the abstract and a link to the full text, where possible
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Welcome to OTseekerOTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions. Most trials have been critically appraised for their validity and interpretability. In one database, OTseeker provides fast and easy access to information from a wide range of sources to inform occupational therapy.
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Cochrane Library This link opens in a new windowOn-campus link to the database
A collection of six databases that contain systematic reviews and meta-analyses which summarize and interpret the results of medical research.
POINT-OF-CARE: The two resources below are evidence-based point-of-care tools, and offer condition summaries, patient education materials, and references to clinical research used for evidence.
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Rehabilitation Reference Center This link opens in a new windowUse to find evidence-based, point-of-care resources for physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and rehabilitation professionals. Contains citations, abstracts and full-text journal articles, clinical reviews and exercise images.
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DynaMed Plus This link opens in a new windowDynamed is an evidence-based point of care resource for diagnosis, treatment and patient information.