In order to discuss the SOS, you must be familiar with the subject. It is important to locate topic overviews and understand the basic science and history of your topic. There are many ways to approach background information including:
You will draw on your skills from NURS 6320 here.
You may also want to brush up on current statistics for context.
| Site Name | URL |
|---|---|
| America's Health Rankings | https://www.americashealthrankings.org/ |
| County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) | https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ |
| Center for Health Statistics (Texas DSHS) | https://www.dshs.texas.gov/chs/ |
| State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation) | https://www.kff.org/statedata/ |
TRIP Database is a subscription-based web crawler, but offers access to citations for guidelines as part of its free service. Search using natural language, and limit results to Systematic Reviews.
Cochrane Reviews have a huge reputation and are well-known. They are indexed in PubMed and should show up in a searches there. However, it is a good idea to check Cochrane independently as well with a keyword search to be sure you haven't missed anything relevant to your presentation.
Many health-related databases collect systematic reviews. Often users can limit to systematic reviews as a publication type, or search directly for systematic reviews using a subject heading or MeSH term.
Using the Advanced Search feature of Google Scholar gives the user more control over results.
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Try combining keywords relevant to your topic with an exact match for:
You do not need to export and sort through all of the results - especially because there may be thousands. Limit by date to limit the results. Remember, Google uses an algorithm that predicts what you will think is interesting to click on. You may consider going beyond the first few pages of results to see if there is anything useful for your presentation. |
In the databases:
Many health-related databases collect guidelines. Generally, users can limit to guidelines as a publication type, or search directly for guidelines using a subject heading or MeSH term.
TRIP Database:
TRIP Database is a subscription-based web crawler, but offers access to citations for guidelines as part of its free service. Search using natural language, and limit results to CPGs.
If there are no existing Systematic Reviews or Clinical Practice Guidelines relevant to your topic, you will need to identify relevant studies across multiple databases. Here you will draw on your experience from NURS 7303 with building a structured search.
While useful in many respects, scoping reviews may not be especially useful for SOS presentations. You may consider reviewing any you run across for background information, like defining terms, or identifying gaps in the current literature, but you do not need to seek them out.
