1.THE SEARCH PROCESSStep 2: Formulating Your Search Strategy

2. The Search Process2.5. Evaluatethe Results6. Good Results = Use the Data Bad = Start Over3. Choose the appropriatedatabase(s) or resource foryour topic4. Perform theSearch1. Problem/ ConstructQuestionImage: http://evidencebasedhealth.blogspot.com/Formulate Your SearchStrategy Synonyms for Search Terms Subject Heading vs. Keyword Boolean Operators & Limits 3. KEYWORDS VS. SUBJECTHEADINGSSubject Headings = Controlled Vocabulary 4. DESCRIBE THEFOLLOWING ITEM 5. Person 1 Aluminum Can Coke Can Can withCondensation Soda CanPerson 2 Pop Can Soda Can Can That is Sweating Red Aluminum CanPerson 1 Aluminum Can Coke Can Can withCondensation Soda Can Red CanPerson 2 Pop Can Soda Can Can That is Sweating Red Aluminum CanDescribe This Can 6. Keyword Also called natural language searching Search for words or phrases found in title, abstract, orother parts of articles Keyword searching used for New terminology Rare terms Other terms that have no related subject heading Spelling variations Truncation - Train* Trained, Trainer, Training, etc. Grouping Using Guided Imagery Use Quotation Marks Without Quotes AND Terms TogetherPerspectiveSynonyms 7. WHERE THEDATABASE SEARCHESFOR KEYWORDSIn the Citation 8. All searched when searching bykeyword 9. All Places that are searched whendoing a keyword search in PubMed 10. SUBJECT HEADINGS/CONTROLLEDVOCABULARYMeSH - PubMedCINAHL Headings - CINAHL 11. Pepsi CokePopSoda SodaPopSubject Headings/ Controlled Vocabulary Controlled Vocabulary Thesaurus Help to return results that directlyapply to subject of the search Hierarchy Tree Structure Broad Specific Minor / Major Heading Major Heading - Focuses your searchresults to returning articles thatspecifically address the topic PubMed have stars beside them CINAHL Divided into Major & MinorHeadings Scope Note Term DefinitionSoftDrink 12. Examples of HierarchyPubMed CINAHL 13. May need to move backward in order to moveforward 14. Good Choice Broad Commonalitiesbetween peopleIssue: Breastfeeding practices ofadolescent mothers in Vietnam.Too Broad10Articles 15. WHERE THEDATABASE SEARCHES FORSUBJECT HEADINGSIn the Citation 16. Subject Heading Field in CINAHL 17. Subject heading field in PubMed 18. BOOLEAN OPERATORSAND, OR, NOT 19. Boolean Operators - AND Combines concepts Relationship Retrieves records thatcontain BOTH termsenteredSoda Pop WeightGain 20. Boolean Operators - OR Combines synonyms orlike concepts No RelationshipNecessary Retrieves records thatcontain EITHER termenteredCoke Pepsi 21. When Searching..Combining Terms TogetherGroup 1CombineTerms with ORGroup 2Combine Termswith ORAND ANDGroup 3Combine Termswith OR 22. Fibromyalgia Therapeutic Touch Guided Imagery"Fibromyalgia[Subject Heading]OR"Fatigue Syndrome,Chronic[Subject Heading]ORFibromyalgia[Keyword]ORChronic FatigueSyndrome[Keyword]Therapeutic Touch [Subject Heading]ORTherapeutic Touch[Keyword]ORMassage[Keyword]"Imagery(Psychotherapy)[Subject Heading]ORGuided Imagery[Keyword]ORHypnosis[Keyword]Good Search Combination of SubjectHeadings and KeywordsAND AND 23. Keep in MindBreak Your Search into Concepts Dont Marry Early/ Let Them Date!!!!Start Your Search Broad and Then Focus Dont Put Blinders on the Horse Too Soon !!Be sure to come up with alternative orrelated terms for your topicAlways search in at least two databases. 24. WAYS TO INCREASEOR DECREASERESULTSExploding, Subheadings, Limits 25. Explode Option: Increases NumberIncludes Chosen Termand All of those Below itin the treePubMed DoneAutomaticallyCINAHL MustChoose to Explode ATerm 26. Subheadings 27. Using Limits Language Age Group Time Period/ Date Gender/Sex Publication Type Systematic Reviews Meta Analysis Randomized Control Trials Practice Guidelines Reviews 28. Not Finding Enough?Ways to Expand Your ResultsFinding Too Many Articles?Ways to Focus Your Results(Ways to Get More Articles)Try To : Explode Your Terms Keyword Searching Look At Related or CitingArticles(Ways to Get Fewer Articles)Try Using: Major Concept/Subject Subheadings LimitsOther Things to Think About..