Basic Searching - PubMed & CINAHL for PT

SEARCH BASICS Cinahl & PubMed for Physical Therapy

Jessica Cole, MLIS, AHIPPT 685November 5, 2013

Objectives

Conduct basic keyword searches in Cinahl & PubMed.

Refine results with Filters (i.e. Limit results to English or Humans only).

Save the “best” articles from search results: Use the Cinahl FOLDER and the PubMed CLIPBOARD.

Access or request full text articles through library proxy.

Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature

Part I. CINAHL

CINAHL

• More than 3.8 million records dating back to

1937

• Physical therapy terminology recognized

• Contains searchable cited references for

1,160+ journals with full text for hundreds of

journals (EBSCO interface)

http://azhin.org/pbc/CHHS

UA Cinahl at PBC only. UA & NAU have different full text availability.

Enter one keyword,Or search multiple terms/lines at once

Leave on default (Select a field) for a basic keyword search

Knee osteoarthritisTherapeutic exercise

More Limits are available by scrolling down. Try your search first without limits to get a feel for the volume of articles matching your keyword search. Limits can be applied later.

Refine Search-Use Limits-Apply Filters (All mean same thing)

If you want fewer, more targeted articles after seeing the 431 results, click Advanced Search or Show More to apply filters. (Either click provides the same options.)

TipsRecommended Limits:• ENGLISH

LANGUAGE• HUMANDO NOT limit to Full Text!

Use filters sparingly

Full Text Articles (From Result View)

Sometimes the PDF is listed with results, other times, click on Linked Full Text or Check for Full Text. Article can be requested through Cline Library if not available.

Full Text (From Abstract View)

Save Articles

When viewing an abstract (after clicking article title from list of results) these tools are available on the right side of the screen.

Email an article to yourself, or use “Add to folder” to collect “good” results as you go, and then at the end of your session, you can email everything at one time.

Boolean Operators

Medline

Part II. PubMed

PubMed

• Free MEDLINE access (Nat’l Library of Medicine database)

• 23 million references from 5600+ journals

• Coverage: Medicine, dentistry, nursing, healthcare

systems, pre-clinical sciences+

• Some free articles - Linkout to your library’s articles (Enter

through library proxy for full text links)

• Handles searches from very basic to complexhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/pubmed.html

Basic Search with Results

PMID # - Quickly Retrieve in Search Box

Publication Type - Critical Analysis: Levels of Evidence

MeSH - Controlled Vocabulary/“Aboutness”

Full Text? NAU:

Similar Citations

Narrow Results: Filter

Setup1) Decide which filter categories to display by clicking show additional filters, checking boxes, & clicking Show.2) Then limit your results by clicking on one or more of the choices underneath the filter categories. A checkmark appears to the left when filter is used.Remember to “Clear”

filters when finished or PubMed will keep them active in your next session/search.

Use Filters to Limit Results

A checkmark appears next to a filter that has been activated.

You can apply more than one limit at a time.

Save Articles

Checkmark an article and E-mail it to yourself. Or, checkmark articles throughout your search

session, save them to the Clipboard, and then email all of them to yourself at the end.

Search Tips (Cinahl &/or PubMed)

TOO MANY RESULTS? Add more search terms with AND (i.e. osteoarthritis AND

physical therapy) Use filters/limits to narrow results (i.e. Humans & English

only) NOT ENOUGH RESULTS?

Broaden search with OR (i.e. aqua therapy OR aquatic exercises)

Find one “good” reference and view Related Citations in PubMed

Remove filters DO:

Experiment! (Keywords, Boolean operators, filters) Save “good” references as you go so you can find your way

back to them (i.e. Use Clipboard in PubMed/Add to Folder in CINAHL)

DO NOT: Don’t use filters to limit results to Full Text availability – this

is not always accurate, and you can request articles through Cline Library