Development of a Search Strategy for an Evidence Based Retrieval Service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians are often encouraged to locate answers for their clinical queries via an evidence-based literature search approach. The methods used are often not clearly specified. Inappropriate search strategies, time constraint and contradictory information complicate evidence retrieval.

Aims

Our study aimed to develop a search strategy to answer clinical queries among physicians in a primary care setting.

Methods

Six clinical questions of different medical conditions seen in primary care were formulated. A series of experimental searches to answer each question was conducted on 3 commonly advocated medical databases. We compared search results from a PICO (patients, intervention, comparison, outcome) framework for questions using different combinations of PI

SUBMITTER: Ho GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5147858 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature