Anatomy of a literature search - april 2014
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The document provides guidance on how to structure a search strategy to answer a research question by outlining frameworks like PICOC, SPIDER, and PICOT that break down the key elements of a topic into components related to population, intervention, comparison, and outcomes. It walks through applying these frameworks to the sample question "How can stigma of mental illness in developing countries be impacted by education?" and constructing a search strategy using relevant keywords and Boolean operators. Tips are also provided on refining searches and choosing appropriate databases and filters.
Anatomy of a literature search - april 2014
- 1. Anatomy of a literature search Isla Kuhn Deputy Medical Librarian University of Cambridge Medical Library Polygeia - April 2014
- 2. How can stigma of mental illness in developing countries be impacted by education?
- 4. Structure your Strategy take it back to the bone Turn your question into a search strategy PICOC Population/ Patient/ Problem Intervention Comparison Outcome Context
- 5. SPIDER Sample - Phenomenon of Interest Design Evaluation - Research type SPICE Setting - Perspective - Intervention - Comparison Evaluation PICOT Patient/Problem/Population Intervention Comparison - Outcome Time PICO Patient/Problem/Population Intervention Comparison - Outcome
- 6. How can stigma of mental illness in developing countries be impacted by education? P mental illness I education C n/a O stigma C - developing countries
- 8. How can stigma of mental illness in developing countries be impacted by education? P mental illness I education C n/a O stigma C - developing countries Put some meat on the bones
- 9. How can stigma of mental illness in developing countries be impacted by education? mental illness / mental health / depression education / information / teaching stigma / prejudice / awareness / understanding developing countries/ low and middle income countries / lmic / least developed countries/ third world countries/ third world nations / under developed countries
- 11. Connect it all up properly AND OR NOT
- 12. Connect it all up properly
- 13. How can stigma of mental illness in developing countries be impacted by education? developing countries/ low and middle income countries / lmic / least developed countries/ third world countries/ third world nations / under developed countries mental illness / mental health / depression education / information / teaching stigma / prejudice / awareness / understanding
- 14. How can stigma of mental illness in developing countries be impacted by education? low and middle income countries OR lmic OR developing countries OR least developed countries AND mental illness OR mental health OR depression AND education OR information OR teaching AND stigma OR prejudice OR awareness OR understanding
- 15. #1 low and middle income countries #2 lmic #3 developing countries #4 least developed countries #5 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 #6 mental illness #7 mental health #8 depression #9 #6 OR #7 OR #8 #10 information #11 education #12 teaching #13 #10 OR #11 OR #12 #14 stigma #15 prejudice #16 awareness #17 understanding #18 #14 or #15 or #16 or #17 #19 ?????
- 18. Different database, different results ?? skeleton + muscle ligaments + skin
- 19. http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/ resources-training-support/databases/ Medline http://tinyurl.com/campubmed Embase http://tinyurl.com/embase PsycINFO http://tinyurl.com/campyscinfo Cochrane http://www.thecochranelibrary.com Web of Science http://wok.mimas.ac.uk Scopus http://www.scopus.com LILACS http://lilacs.bvsalud.org/en/ ScIELO Access via Web of Science Trials registers http://www.who.int/ictrp/en/ Grey Literature Google site:? filetype:?
- 21. Trim down a bit . (efficiency / effectiveness or specificity/sensitivity) Subject Headings (MeSH) Filters (to find the right methodologies) Years of publication Age of population Inclusion / Exclusion criteria (you cant/shouldnt ready everything)
- 22. Help Isla Kuhn Deputy Medical Librarian University of Cambridge Medical Library ilk21@cam.ac.uk @ilk21 (01223) 336750 http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk