Searching the Peer Reviewed Literature
for best evidencePublic Health SPH222
1. Review illness and Health Behavior of interest
2. Review literature on behavior change
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Melanoma
Skin Cancer or Melanoma?Use PubMed’s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
MeSH: Skin Neoplasms | Melanoma | Ultraiolet Rays/adverse effects* | Health Behavior | Health Knowledge, attitudes, practice
keywords: sunbeds OR UV tanning OR tanning beds
Do you have any evidence? Search the medical literature
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Are you sure?Would you use that article?
5S Pyramid of Evidence – EBM Page Generator: http://www.ebmpyramid.org/
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Check times cited in Google Scholar – view those articlesConfigure Google Scholar to work with UC-eLinks & EndNote
MeSH
Publication Type & Medical Subject Headings
How many times has it been cited by others in the literature?
96 times in Web of Knowledge
Database:Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports DatabaseTop Journals in Public Health by Impact Factor
in groups of 6
Rank the pile of articles(lowest level of evidence at bottom of pile)
5S Pyramid of Evidence – EBM Page Generator: http://www.ebmpyramid.org/
Create a MY NCBI accountsave searches & add FILTERS to PubMed
to help find best evidence
My NCBI Site Preferences: PubMed Preferences
Click on link for: PubMed Filters & IconsClinical Trial,Diagnosis/Broad, English, English & Humans,
Etiology/BroadNursing Journals Published in the last 5 years
Randomized Controlled TrialSystematic ReviewsTherapy/Broad
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)Public Health PHP222
Health Behavior – Health Promotion• Health Behavior• Health Education/economics• Health Education/methods• Health Promotion/economics• Health Promotion/methods*
Nutrition• Menu Planning• Multicenter Studies as Topic• Nutrition Policy*• Nutritional Status• Food Analysis/instrumentation• Food Analysis/methods• Food Services*/legislation & jurisprudence• Food Services*/standards• Fruit• Humans• Menu Planning• Nutrition Assessment*• Nutrition Surveys• Outcome Assessment (Health Care)• Parents/psychology• School Health Services/economics• Obesity/epidemiology*• Obesity/prevention & control*
Using Limits to restrict search to Publication Type:Meta-Analysis Randomized Controlled Trial
Filters (setup in MyNCBI )Systematic ReviewRandomized Controlled Trial
• Program Evaluation• Psychometrics/methods• Questionnaires/standards• Research Design
Health Behavior – Change
• Health Behavior*• Health Education/methods• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice• Peer Group• Pilot Projects• Research Design• Risk Factors• Evidence Based Practice• Evidence-Based Health Care• Evidence Based Health Care• Evidence-Based Health Cares• Health Care, Evidence-Based• Health Cares, Evidence-Based