systematic reviews - a "how to" guide
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Systematic Literature ReviewsA How To Guide
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull how to clarify the question (or perhaps questions) on which you need to find
literature
bull selecting the databases and other resources you will need to search
bull devising the most comprehensive literature search strategy so you know
yoursquove not missed any relevant studies
bull keeping up to date with new information appearing between the initial search
and write-up
bull issues around management of process and results
bull management of references (using software such as EndNote) and getting
hold of the full text article
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull What are the key elements in the systematic review process
What do you understand by
lsquosystematic reviewrsquo
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
ldquoA systematic review attempts to identify appraise and synthesise all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question Researchers conducting systematic reviews use explicit methods aimed at minimising bias in order to produce more reliable findings that can be used to inform decision makingrdquo (Cochrane)
ldquoSystematic reviews aim to find as much as possible of the research relevant to the particular research questions and use explicit methods to identify what can reliably be said on the basis of these studies Methods should not only be explicit but systematic with the aim of producing varied and reliable resultsrdquo (EPPI)
ldquoA systematic review uses transparent procedures to find evaluate and synthesize the results of relevant research Procedures are explicitly defined in advance in order to ensure that the exercise is transparent and can be replicated This practice is also designed to minimise biasrdquo (Campbell)
What is a ldquosystematic reviewrdquo
Does not mean quick
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull Critical review
bull Literature review
bull Mapping reviewsystematic map
bull Meta-analysis
bull Mixed studiesmixed methods review
bull Overview
bull Qualitative systematic reviewqualitative evidence
synthesis
bull Rapid review
bull Scoping review
Grant MJ amp Boothe A A typology of reviews an analysis of 14
review types and associated methodologies Health Information and
Library Journal 26(2) 91-108 2009
Types of review
bull State-of-the-art review
bull Systematic review
bull Systematic search and review
bull Systematized review
bull Umbrella review
bull Umbrella review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Systematic review Literature review
Question Focused on a single question Not necessarily focused on a single
question but may describe an overview
Protocol A peer review protocol or plan is included No protocol is included
Background Both provide summaries of rationale to the review
Objectives Clear objectives are identified Objectives may or may not be identified
Study inclusion and
exclusion criteria
Criteria stated before the review is conducted Criteria often not specified
Search strategy Comprehensive search conducted in a
systematic way
Strategy not explicitly stated
Process of selecting
articles
Usually clear and explicit and involve double
screening
Not described in a literature review
Process of evaluating
articles
Comprehensive evaluation of study quality Evaluation of study quality
may or may not be included
Results and data
synthesis
Clear summaries of studies taking into account
quality of evidence
Summary based on studies where the quality of
articles may not be specified May also be
influenced by the reviewerrsquos theories needs
and beliefs
Bias amp replicability Minimises publication and selection bias and
review can easily be reproduced
Open to bias and difficult to repeat the review
Adapted from Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a
systematic review part 1 Nursing Standard 24 50 47-55 Date of
acceptance October 26 2009
Systematic vs Literature Review
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1 Accidents
2 exp Accidents Traffic
3 exp Accident Prevention
4 exp Motorcycles
5 motor-cycl or motorcycl or motor-bik or motorbik or scooter or moped or moto
or motocycl or motocicl
6 trauma or injur or fatal or accident or crash or prevent or collide or collision
7 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 head near protect
9 head near shield
10 helmet
11 exp Head Protective Devices
12 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13 7 and 12
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httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
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MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
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rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
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rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
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rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
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Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
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httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
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MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
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Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
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1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
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Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
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From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
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From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
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introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
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introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
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httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull how to clarify the question (or perhaps questions) on which you need to find
literature
bull selecting the databases and other resources you will need to search
bull devising the most comprehensive literature search strategy so you know
yoursquove not missed any relevant studies
bull keeping up to date with new information appearing between the initial search
and write-up
bull issues around management of process and results
bull management of references (using software such as EndNote) and getting
hold of the full text article
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull What are the key elements in the systematic review process
What do you understand by
lsquosystematic reviewrsquo
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
ldquoA systematic review attempts to identify appraise and synthesise all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question Researchers conducting systematic reviews use explicit methods aimed at minimising bias in order to produce more reliable findings that can be used to inform decision makingrdquo (Cochrane)
ldquoSystematic reviews aim to find as much as possible of the research relevant to the particular research questions and use explicit methods to identify what can reliably be said on the basis of these studies Methods should not only be explicit but systematic with the aim of producing varied and reliable resultsrdquo (EPPI)
ldquoA systematic review uses transparent procedures to find evaluate and synthesize the results of relevant research Procedures are explicitly defined in advance in order to ensure that the exercise is transparent and can be replicated This practice is also designed to minimise biasrdquo (Campbell)
What is a ldquosystematic reviewrdquo
Does not mean quick
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull Critical review
bull Literature review
bull Mapping reviewsystematic map
bull Meta-analysis
bull Mixed studiesmixed methods review
bull Overview
bull Qualitative systematic reviewqualitative evidence
synthesis
bull Rapid review
bull Scoping review
Grant MJ amp Boothe A A typology of reviews an analysis of 14
review types and associated methodologies Health Information and
Library Journal 26(2) 91-108 2009
Types of review
bull State-of-the-art review
bull Systematic review
bull Systematic search and review
bull Systematized review
bull Umbrella review
bull Umbrella review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Systematic review Literature review
Question Focused on a single question Not necessarily focused on a single
question but may describe an overview
Protocol A peer review protocol or plan is included No protocol is included
Background Both provide summaries of rationale to the review
Objectives Clear objectives are identified Objectives may or may not be identified
Study inclusion and
exclusion criteria
Criteria stated before the review is conducted Criteria often not specified
Search strategy Comprehensive search conducted in a
systematic way
Strategy not explicitly stated
Process of selecting
articles
Usually clear and explicit and involve double
screening
Not described in a literature review
Process of evaluating
articles
Comprehensive evaluation of study quality Evaluation of study quality
may or may not be included
Results and data
synthesis
Clear summaries of studies taking into account
quality of evidence
Summary based on studies where the quality of
articles may not be specified May also be
influenced by the reviewerrsquos theories needs
and beliefs
Bias amp replicability Minimises publication and selection bias and
review can easily be reproduced
Open to bias and difficult to repeat the review
Adapted from Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a
systematic review part 1 Nursing Standard 24 50 47-55 Date of
acceptance October 26 2009
Systematic vs Literature Review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 Accidents
2 exp Accidents Traffic
3 exp Accident Prevention
4 exp Motorcycles
5 motor-cycl or motorcycl or motor-bik or motorbik or scooter or moped or moto
or motocycl or motocicl
6 trauma or injur or fatal or accident or crash or prevent or collide or collision
7 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 head near protect
9 head near shield
10 helmet
11 exp Head Protective Devices
12 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13 7 and 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull how to clarify the question (or perhaps questions) on which you need to find
literature
bull selecting the databases and other resources you will need to search
bull devising the most comprehensive literature search strategy so you know
yoursquove not missed any relevant studies
bull keeping up to date with new information appearing between the initial search
and write-up
bull issues around management of process and results
bull management of references (using software such as EndNote) and getting
hold of the full text article
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull What are the key elements in the systematic review process
What do you understand by
lsquosystematic reviewrsquo
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
ldquoA systematic review attempts to identify appraise and synthesise all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question Researchers conducting systematic reviews use explicit methods aimed at minimising bias in order to produce more reliable findings that can be used to inform decision makingrdquo (Cochrane)
ldquoSystematic reviews aim to find as much as possible of the research relevant to the particular research questions and use explicit methods to identify what can reliably be said on the basis of these studies Methods should not only be explicit but systematic with the aim of producing varied and reliable resultsrdquo (EPPI)
ldquoA systematic review uses transparent procedures to find evaluate and synthesize the results of relevant research Procedures are explicitly defined in advance in order to ensure that the exercise is transparent and can be replicated This practice is also designed to minimise biasrdquo (Campbell)
What is a ldquosystematic reviewrdquo
Does not mean quick
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull Critical review
bull Literature review
bull Mapping reviewsystematic map
bull Meta-analysis
bull Mixed studiesmixed methods review
bull Overview
bull Qualitative systematic reviewqualitative evidence
synthesis
bull Rapid review
bull Scoping review
Grant MJ amp Boothe A A typology of reviews an analysis of 14
review types and associated methodologies Health Information and
Library Journal 26(2) 91-108 2009
Types of review
bull State-of-the-art review
bull Systematic review
bull Systematic search and review
bull Systematized review
bull Umbrella review
bull Umbrella review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Systematic review Literature review
Question Focused on a single question Not necessarily focused on a single
question but may describe an overview
Protocol A peer review protocol or plan is included No protocol is included
Background Both provide summaries of rationale to the review
Objectives Clear objectives are identified Objectives may or may not be identified
Study inclusion and
exclusion criteria
Criteria stated before the review is conducted Criteria often not specified
Search strategy Comprehensive search conducted in a
systematic way
Strategy not explicitly stated
Process of selecting
articles
Usually clear and explicit and involve double
screening
Not described in a literature review
Process of evaluating
articles
Comprehensive evaluation of study quality Evaluation of study quality
may or may not be included
Results and data
synthesis
Clear summaries of studies taking into account
quality of evidence
Summary based on studies where the quality of
articles may not be specified May also be
influenced by the reviewerrsquos theories needs
and beliefs
Bias amp replicability Minimises publication and selection bias and
review can easily be reproduced
Open to bias and difficult to repeat the review
Adapted from Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a
systematic review part 1 Nursing Standard 24 50 47-55 Date of
acceptance October 26 2009
Systematic vs Literature Review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 Accidents
2 exp Accidents Traffic
3 exp Accident Prevention
4 exp Motorcycles
5 motor-cycl or motorcycl or motor-bik or motorbik or scooter or moped or moto
or motocycl or motocicl
6 trauma or injur or fatal or accident or crash or prevent or collide or collision
7 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 head near protect
9 head near shield
10 helmet
11 exp Head Protective Devices
12 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13 7 and 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull how to clarify the question (or perhaps questions) on which you need to find
literature
bull selecting the databases and other resources you will need to search
bull devising the most comprehensive literature search strategy so you know
yoursquove not missed any relevant studies
bull keeping up to date with new information appearing between the initial search
and write-up
bull issues around management of process and results
bull management of references (using software such as EndNote) and getting
hold of the full text article
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull What are the key elements in the systematic review process
What do you understand by
lsquosystematic reviewrsquo
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
ldquoA systematic review attempts to identify appraise and synthesise all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question Researchers conducting systematic reviews use explicit methods aimed at minimising bias in order to produce more reliable findings that can be used to inform decision makingrdquo (Cochrane)
ldquoSystematic reviews aim to find as much as possible of the research relevant to the particular research questions and use explicit methods to identify what can reliably be said on the basis of these studies Methods should not only be explicit but systematic with the aim of producing varied and reliable resultsrdquo (EPPI)
ldquoA systematic review uses transparent procedures to find evaluate and synthesize the results of relevant research Procedures are explicitly defined in advance in order to ensure that the exercise is transparent and can be replicated This practice is also designed to minimise biasrdquo (Campbell)
What is a ldquosystematic reviewrdquo
Does not mean quick
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull Critical review
bull Literature review
bull Mapping reviewsystematic map
bull Meta-analysis
bull Mixed studiesmixed methods review
bull Overview
bull Qualitative systematic reviewqualitative evidence
synthesis
bull Rapid review
bull Scoping review
Grant MJ amp Boothe A A typology of reviews an analysis of 14
review types and associated methodologies Health Information and
Library Journal 26(2) 91-108 2009
Types of review
bull State-of-the-art review
bull Systematic review
bull Systematic search and review
bull Systematized review
bull Umbrella review
bull Umbrella review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Systematic review Literature review
Question Focused on a single question Not necessarily focused on a single
question but may describe an overview
Protocol A peer review protocol or plan is included No protocol is included
Background Both provide summaries of rationale to the review
Objectives Clear objectives are identified Objectives may or may not be identified
Study inclusion and
exclusion criteria
Criteria stated before the review is conducted Criteria often not specified
Search strategy Comprehensive search conducted in a
systematic way
Strategy not explicitly stated
Process of selecting
articles
Usually clear and explicit and involve double
screening
Not described in a literature review
Process of evaluating
articles
Comprehensive evaluation of study quality Evaluation of study quality
may or may not be included
Results and data
synthesis
Clear summaries of studies taking into account
quality of evidence
Summary based on studies where the quality of
articles may not be specified May also be
influenced by the reviewerrsquos theories needs
and beliefs
Bias amp replicability Minimises publication and selection bias and
review can easily be reproduced
Open to bias and difficult to repeat the review
Adapted from Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a
systematic review part 1 Nursing Standard 24 50 47-55 Date of
acceptance October 26 2009
Systematic vs Literature Review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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1 Accidents
2 exp Accidents Traffic
3 exp Accident Prevention
4 exp Motorcycles
5 motor-cycl or motorcycl or motor-bik or motorbik or scooter or moped or moto
or motocycl or motocicl
6 trauma or injur or fatal or accident or crash or prevent or collide or collision
7 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 head near protect
9 head near shield
10 helmet
11 exp Head Protective Devices
12 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13 7 and 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull What are the key elements in the systematic review process
What do you understand by
lsquosystematic reviewrsquo
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
ldquoA systematic review attempts to identify appraise and synthesise all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question Researchers conducting systematic reviews use explicit methods aimed at minimising bias in order to produce more reliable findings that can be used to inform decision makingrdquo (Cochrane)
ldquoSystematic reviews aim to find as much as possible of the research relevant to the particular research questions and use explicit methods to identify what can reliably be said on the basis of these studies Methods should not only be explicit but systematic with the aim of producing varied and reliable resultsrdquo (EPPI)
ldquoA systematic review uses transparent procedures to find evaluate and synthesize the results of relevant research Procedures are explicitly defined in advance in order to ensure that the exercise is transparent and can be replicated This practice is also designed to minimise biasrdquo (Campbell)
What is a ldquosystematic reviewrdquo
Does not mean quick
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull Critical review
bull Literature review
bull Mapping reviewsystematic map
bull Meta-analysis
bull Mixed studiesmixed methods review
bull Overview
bull Qualitative systematic reviewqualitative evidence
synthesis
bull Rapid review
bull Scoping review
Grant MJ amp Boothe A A typology of reviews an analysis of 14
review types and associated methodologies Health Information and
Library Journal 26(2) 91-108 2009
Types of review
bull State-of-the-art review
bull Systematic review
bull Systematic search and review
bull Systematized review
bull Umbrella review
bull Umbrella review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Systematic review Literature review
Question Focused on a single question Not necessarily focused on a single
question but may describe an overview
Protocol A peer review protocol or plan is included No protocol is included
Background Both provide summaries of rationale to the review
Objectives Clear objectives are identified Objectives may or may not be identified
Study inclusion and
exclusion criteria
Criteria stated before the review is conducted Criteria often not specified
Search strategy Comprehensive search conducted in a
systematic way
Strategy not explicitly stated
Process of selecting
articles
Usually clear and explicit and involve double
screening
Not described in a literature review
Process of evaluating
articles
Comprehensive evaluation of study quality Evaluation of study quality
may or may not be included
Results and data
synthesis
Clear summaries of studies taking into account
quality of evidence
Summary based on studies where the quality of
articles may not be specified May also be
influenced by the reviewerrsquos theories needs
and beliefs
Bias amp replicability Minimises publication and selection bias and
review can easily be reproduced
Open to bias and difficult to repeat the review
Adapted from Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a
systematic review part 1 Nursing Standard 24 50 47-55 Date of
acceptance October 26 2009
Systematic vs Literature Review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 Accidents
2 exp Accidents Traffic
3 exp Accident Prevention
4 exp Motorcycles
5 motor-cycl or motorcycl or motor-bik or motorbik or scooter or moped or moto
or motocycl or motocicl
6 trauma or injur or fatal or accident or crash or prevent or collide or collision
7 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 head near protect
9 head near shield
10 helmet
11 exp Head Protective Devices
12 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13 7 and 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
ldquoA systematic review attempts to identify appraise and synthesise all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question Researchers conducting systematic reviews use explicit methods aimed at minimising bias in order to produce more reliable findings that can be used to inform decision makingrdquo (Cochrane)
ldquoSystematic reviews aim to find as much as possible of the research relevant to the particular research questions and use explicit methods to identify what can reliably be said on the basis of these studies Methods should not only be explicit but systematic with the aim of producing varied and reliable resultsrdquo (EPPI)
ldquoA systematic review uses transparent procedures to find evaluate and synthesize the results of relevant research Procedures are explicitly defined in advance in order to ensure that the exercise is transparent and can be replicated This practice is also designed to minimise biasrdquo (Campbell)
What is a ldquosystematic reviewrdquo
Does not mean quick
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull Critical review
bull Literature review
bull Mapping reviewsystematic map
bull Meta-analysis
bull Mixed studiesmixed methods review
bull Overview
bull Qualitative systematic reviewqualitative evidence
synthesis
bull Rapid review
bull Scoping review
Grant MJ amp Boothe A A typology of reviews an analysis of 14
review types and associated methodologies Health Information and
Library Journal 26(2) 91-108 2009
Types of review
bull State-of-the-art review
bull Systematic review
bull Systematic search and review
bull Systematized review
bull Umbrella review
bull Umbrella review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Systematic review Literature review
Question Focused on a single question Not necessarily focused on a single
question but may describe an overview
Protocol A peer review protocol or plan is included No protocol is included
Background Both provide summaries of rationale to the review
Objectives Clear objectives are identified Objectives may or may not be identified
Study inclusion and
exclusion criteria
Criteria stated before the review is conducted Criteria often not specified
Search strategy Comprehensive search conducted in a
systematic way
Strategy not explicitly stated
Process of selecting
articles
Usually clear and explicit and involve double
screening
Not described in a literature review
Process of evaluating
articles
Comprehensive evaluation of study quality Evaluation of study quality
may or may not be included
Results and data
synthesis
Clear summaries of studies taking into account
quality of evidence
Summary based on studies where the quality of
articles may not be specified May also be
influenced by the reviewerrsquos theories needs
and beliefs
Bias amp replicability Minimises publication and selection bias and
review can easily be reproduced
Open to bias and difficult to repeat the review
Adapted from Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a
systematic review part 1 Nursing Standard 24 50 47-55 Date of
acceptance October 26 2009
Systematic vs Literature Review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 Accidents
2 exp Accidents Traffic
3 exp Accident Prevention
4 exp Motorcycles
5 motor-cycl or motorcycl or motor-bik or motorbik or scooter or moped or moto
or motocycl or motocicl
6 trauma or injur or fatal or accident or crash or prevent or collide or collision
7 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 head near protect
9 head near shield
10 helmet
11 exp Head Protective Devices
12 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13 7 and 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
bull Critical review
bull Literature review
bull Mapping reviewsystematic map
bull Meta-analysis
bull Mixed studiesmixed methods review
bull Overview
bull Qualitative systematic reviewqualitative evidence
synthesis
bull Rapid review
bull Scoping review
Grant MJ amp Boothe A A typology of reviews an analysis of 14
review types and associated methodologies Health Information and
Library Journal 26(2) 91-108 2009
Types of review
bull State-of-the-art review
bull Systematic review
bull Systematic search and review
bull Systematized review
bull Umbrella review
bull Umbrella review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Systematic review Literature review
Question Focused on a single question Not necessarily focused on a single
question but may describe an overview
Protocol A peer review protocol or plan is included No protocol is included
Background Both provide summaries of rationale to the review
Objectives Clear objectives are identified Objectives may or may not be identified
Study inclusion and
exclusion criteria
Criteria stated before the review is conducted Criteria often not specified
Search strategy Comprehensive search conducted in a
systematic way
Strategy not explicitly stated
Process of selecting
articles
Usually clear and explicit and involve double
screening
Not described in a literature review
Process of evaluating
articles
Comprehensive evaluation of study quality Evaluation of study quality
may or may not be included
Results and data
synthesis
Clear summaries of studies taking into account
quality of evidence
Summary based on studies where the quality of
articles may not be specified May also be
influenced by the reviewerrsquos theories needs
and beliefs
Bias amp replicability Minimises publication and selection bias and
review can easily be reproduced
Open to bias and difficult to repeat the review
Adapted from Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a
systematic review part 1 Nursing Standard 24 50 47-55 Date of
acceptance October 26 2009
Systematic vs Literature Review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 Accidents
2 exp Accidents Traffic
3 exp Accident Prevention
4 exp Motorcycles
5 motor-cycl or motorcycl or motor-bik or motorbik or scooter or moped or moto
or motocycl or motocicl
6 trauma or injur or fatal or accident or crash or prevent or collide or collision
7 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 head near protect
9 head near shield
10 helmet
11 exp Head Protective Devices
12 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13 7 and 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
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MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
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bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
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bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
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MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
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MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
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bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
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reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
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httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
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MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
Systematic review Literature review
Question Focused on a single question Not necessarily focused on a single
question but may describe an overview
Protocol A peer review protocol or plan is included No protocol is included
Background Both provide summaries of rationale to the review
Objectives Clear objectives are identified Objectives may or may not be identified
Study inclusion and
exclusion criteria
Criteria stated before the review is conducted Criteria often not specified
Search strategy Comprehensive search conducted in a
systematic way
Strategy not explicitly stated
Process of selecting
articles
Usually clear and explicit and involve double
screening
Not described in a literature review
Process of evaluating
articles
Comprehensive evaluation of study quality Evaluation of study quality
may or may not be included
Results and data
synthesis
Clear summaries of studies taking into account
quality of evidence
Summary based on studies where the quality of
articles may not be specified May also be
influenced by the reviewerrsquos theories needs
and beliefs
Bias amp replicability Minimises publication and selection bias and
review can easily be reproduced
Open to bias and difficult to repeat the review
Adapted from Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a
systematic review part 1 Nursing Standard 24 50 47-55 Date of
acceptance October 26 2009
Systematic vs Literature Review
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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1 Accidents
2 exp Accidents Traffic
3 exp Accident Prevention
4 exp Motorcycles
5 motor-cycl or motorcycl or motor-bik or motorbik or scooter or moped or moto
or motocycl or motocicl
6 trauma or injur or fatal or accident or crash or prevent or collide or collision
7 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 head near protect
9 head near shield
10 helmet
11 exp Head Protective Devices
12 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13 7 and 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
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MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
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Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
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MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 Accidents
2 exp Accidents Traffic
3 exp Accident Prevention
4 exp Motorcycles
5 motor-cycl or motorcycl or motor-bik or motorbik or scooter or moped or moto
or motocycl or motocicl
6 trauma or injur or fatal or accident or crash or prevent or collide or collision
7 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 head near protect
9 head near shield
10 helmet
11 exp Head Protective Devices
12 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13 7 and 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httponlinelibrarywileycomdoi101002146518
58CD004333pub3abstract
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
introducing the research topic
bull clarifying the question
bull setting parameters (inclusionexclusion criteria not built into
search)
lose marks through sloppy referencesQuestion
Keywords
Synonyms
MeSH Subject Headings sub headings
Boolean Logic
Truncation wildcards
Limits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Topic -gt question -gt keywordssynonyms
Diabetes especially the impact of patient education hellip
rdquoIs patient education effective in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipkeywords synonyms
Themes
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers
2 ndash patient education
3 ndash blood sugar
From topic to search
Synonyms
PICO
PatientProblemPopulation
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
(time)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
1 ndash teenagers teens adolescents
2ndash patient education patient information
3 ndash blood sugar blood glucose hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
AND ndash to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo and ldquopatient educationrdquo
Both terms must be present in the results
teenagepatient
education
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
OR ndash to broaden your search by combining similar terms
eg
ldquoteenagerdquo or ldquoadolescentrdquo
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles
teenage adolescent
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBoolean Logic
NOT ndash to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
Hypoglycaemia NOT hyperglycaemia
The first but not the second term must be present
hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
rdquoIs patient education effecting in improving blood sugar control
in teenage diabeticsrdquo
teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
patient education OR patient information
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYQuestion
1st theme OR OR OR
AND
2nd theme OR OR OR
AND
3rd theme OR OR OR
AND
4th theme OR OR OR
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYMind map your question
Research
question
1st
theme
4th
theme
3rd
theme
2nd
theme
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym
synonym synonym
synonym
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTruncation
treat
treats
treating
treated
treater
treatment
treatments
bull Treat
bull Treat
bull Treat$
Treatment
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Truncation wildcards
1 ndash teenagers OR teens OR adolescents
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycaemia OR hyperglycaemia
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull Go to httptinyurlcomembase
bull Click through to open EMBASE
bull Using advance search type a key word
(untick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo)
bull How many hits
bull Type the keyword with some truncation (use )
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
bull Where in the article record do you want the termskeywords to appear
bull Title
bull Abstract
bull Allany field
bull Impact on sensitivityspecificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask
bull In EMBASE
bull Type a key word and search by ldquokeywordrdquo
bull How many hits
bull Type a keyword and search by ldquotitlerdquo
bull How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpwwwncbinlmnihgovp
ubmed20144404
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYTask - EMBASE
bull Type in a keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp explode
How many hits
bull Type in same keyword tick ldquomap to subject headingrdquo
Relevant match Select amp focus
How many hits
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
MeSH
1 ndash teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
2 ndash patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as
Topicldquo
AND
3 ndash blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR
exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Inclusion exclusion criterion
teen OR adolesce OR expAdolescentldquo
AND
patient education OR patient information OR exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
AND
blood sugar OR blood glucose OR hypoglycae OR hyperglyca OR exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo OR
expHypoglycemialdquo
From topic to search
Year of publication Humans vs Animals
Type of publication Language of publication
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
1 teen
2 adolesce
3 expAdolescentldquo
4 1 or 2 or 3
5 patient education
6 patient information
7 exprdquoPatient Education as Topicldquo
8 5 or 6 or 7
9 blood sugar
10 blood glucose
11 hypoglycae
12 hyperglyca
13 exprdquoBlood Glucoseldquo
14 expHypoglycemialdquo
15 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14
16 4 and 8 and 15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY1 clinical trialpt
2 randomizedabti
3 placeboabti
4 dtfs
5 randomlyabti
6 trialabti
7 groupsabti
8 or1-7
9 Animals
10 Humans
11 9 not (9 and 10)
12 8 not 11
13 dorsalgiaabti
14 exp Back Pain
15 exp Low Back Pain
16 backacheabti
17 (lumbar adj pain)abti
18 coccyxabti
19 coccydyniaabti
20 exp Sciatica
21 sciaticaabti
22 spondylosisabti
23 lumbagoabti
24 or13-23
25 exp Spine
26 discitisabti
27 exp Spinal Diseases
28 (disc adj degeneration)abti
29 (disc adj prolapse)abti
30 (disc adj herniation)abti
31 spinal fusionsh
32 spinal neoplasmssh
33 (facet adj joints)abti
34 intervertebral disksh
35 postlaminectomyabti
36 arachnoiditisabti
37 (failed adj back)abti
38 or25-37
39 exp activities of daily living
40 activities of daily livingtw
41 day to day activ$tiab
42 daily activit$tiab
43 ordinary activit$tiab
44 normal activit$tiab
45 stay$ activetiab
46 exp Bed Rest
47 bed restmp
48 or39-47
49 24 or 38
50 12 and 49
51 48 and 50
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute
low-back pain and sciatica
The objective of this review is to determine the effects of advice to rest in bed or stay active for patients with acute low-back pain or sciatica
The following comparisons will be made
bull Bed rest versus staying active
bull Bed rest versus other treatments (besides staying active)
bull Shorter periods of bed rest versus longer periods of bed rest
bull Staying active versus other treatments (besides bed rest)
bull Comparison between different forms of advice to stay active (eg avoiding bedrest staying active)
httpmrwintersciencewileycomcochraneclsysrevarticlesCD007612pdf_fshtml
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYFrom topic to search
same strategy different words
Moving from one database to anotherhellip
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Embase (via OVID)1 Clinical study
2 Case control study
3 Family study
4 Longitudinal study
5 Retrospective study
6 Prospective study
7 Randomized controlled trials
8 6 not 7
9 Cohort analysis
10 (Cohort adj (study or studies))mp
11 (Case control adj (study or studies))tw
12 (follow up adj (study or studies))tw
13 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
14 (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies))tw
15 (cross sectional adj (study or studies))tw
16 Or1-58-15
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
From topic to search
same strategy different words
bull httpwwwsignacukmethodologyfiltershtml Observational Study Filters
Medline (via OVID)1 Epidemiologic studies
2 Exp case control studies
3 Exp cohort studies
4 Case controltw
5 (cohort adj (study or studies))tw
6 Cohort analy$tw
7 (Follow up adj (study or studies))tw
8 (observational adj (study or studies))tw
9 Longitudinaltw
10 Retrospectivetw
11 Cross sectionaltw
12 Cross-sectional studies
13 Or1-12
Medline (via Pubmed)
1 ldquoEpidemiologic studiesrdquo[Mesh]
2 ldquocase control studiesrdquo[Mesh]
3 ldquocohort studiesrdquo[Mesh]
4 Case control[Text Word]
5 (cohort stud))[Text Word]
6 Cohort analy[Text Word]
7 (Follow up AND (study or studies))[Text Word]
8 (observational AND (study or studies))[Text
Word]
9 Longitudinal[Text Word]
10 Retrospective[Text Word]
11 Cross sectional[Text Word]
12 ldquoCross-sectional studiesrdquo[Mesh]
13 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR
7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYKeywords
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
bull identifying keywords and synonyms and MeSH
bull structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
References
bull DONrsquoT plagiarise
bull Donrsquot lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYSensitivity vs Specificity
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
databases
websites
hand searching
snowballing
books
grey literature
ongoing trials
bull httpwwwlibcamacukelectronicresources
bull Google Search by Organisation
bull Which journals are key to your work
bull WoK or Scopus
bull LibrarySearch or COPAC or GoogleBooks
bull Google blog search SIGLE conference proceedings
bull Trials registers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References amp PDFs
bull Critically appraising
bull managing
bull storing
bull using them (cite while you write)
bull Data extraction
CASP httpwwwcasp-uknet
ldquoHow to read a paperrdquo Trish
Greenhalgh WB 18343 ndash in the Medical Library
or httptinyurlcombmj-trish
Zotero
Mendeley
EndnoteWeb
Endnote
Reference Manager
RefWorks
Papers
Pdf xchange
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
QuestionScoping
searchFull
search
Title and
abstract
screening
Full text
screening
Additional
searching
Included
references
agreed
Data
extractionSynthesis
Writing up
Reference
management
Protocol
Update
search
Full text
retrieval
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
bull alerts
bull journal TOCs
bull citation tracking
Email alerts
RSS feeds
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results ndash more info on data management
bull What is the data you need to record
bull Where will you record it Where will you store it
bull How will you record it
bull How will you share it
When should all this start
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
reviewing relevant literature
Identify relevant sources (and then search them)
References
Keeping up to Date
Management of process and results
Writing Up
bull what did you actually do
bull and where did you do it (750 words)
bull Search logdiary
bull Results matrix
bull Tidying up your strategy
bull What did you find where
bull Explicit criterion = reproducable methodology
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
httpjechbmjcomcontent61121069fullpdf
httpwwwbmjcomcontent3287446991fullpdf
PRISMA
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httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
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MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
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bull BoundariesParameters
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MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYBooks that might help
bull httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|1258728
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|317470
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|4750307
Or httphandbookcochraneorg
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|cambrdgedb|5651706
Or e-book version
httpsearchlibcamacukitemid=|eresources|324632
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYStopping
bull Repetition
bull Change in ratio of ldquogoodrdquo rdquobadrdquo articles retrieved
bull BoundariesParameters
bull Databases are not infinite
bull if your strategy is good enough
and your current awareness strategy is in place trust it and stop
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MEDICAL LIBRARYHelp
Isla Kuhn
Deputy Medical Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrookersquos Hospital
Thank you
email ilk21camacuk
twitter ilk21
phone (01223) (3)36750
web httplibrarymedschlcamacuk