OT Capstone Project: 3. Where to Find Research at the Library

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Where to Find Research at the Library

Best Bets: Databases that contain EBP Research

PubMed from National Institutes of Health This link opens in a new window
International coverage of over 5,600 journals in biomedicine, including allied health, nursing, and dentistry. Limited full-text. 1946 - present.
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Includes access to other NCBI databases including molecular biology and genomic resources.
PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database from Univ. of Sydney This link opens in a new window
Indexes randomized trials, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines relevant to physical therapy practice.
Cochrane Library from Wiley This link opens in a new window
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Includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Clinical Answers, and other evidence-based resources.
JBI EBP Database from Ovid This link opens in a new window
Formerly called: Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database.
This evidence based practice (EBP) healthcare database includes nursing, medicine, and allied health focused evidence based recommended practices, evidence summaries, best practice information sheets, systematic reviews, consumer information sheets, systematic review protocols, and technical reports.
UpToDate from UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based content on 10,000+ medical topics, drug and patient information, and medical calculators.

Activity: Where Else to Go

Google Doc - Other Places to Explore

Who Else is Invested in this Topic - Library Resources

What other disciplines does your topic touch?

Leadership -- Business databases
Technology -- Engineering/Computer Science databases
Education/Students/Children -- Education databases
Advocacy -- Social Sciences
Attitudes, perceptions, beliefs -- Psychology databases

A-Z List of All Database
To view the databases for a discipline, use the drop-down menu at the top of the page.

Other EBP Resources at the Library

The link belows directs you to another EBP Guide, which has a fuller list of places to search for EBP research. You should be aware of what is available - but the above resources are what I consider good places to start.