Filtered evidence appraises the quality of studies, synthesizes evidence and often make recommendations for practice. Filtered evidence includes the types of literature described in these tabs, such as:
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses are searchable in individual databases.
PubMed tip: Medical Subject Headings (MESH) for the concept of practice guideline or standard include:
CINAHL Complete is a database focused on literature related to nursing and allied health topics. There a number of ways to refine and focus you search. Using the Advanced Search feature displays a range of limits such as:
1- Research Article
2- Evidence-Based Practice
3- Publication Type, including:
Content: EBSCO’s nursing database covering biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health, and allied health disciplines.
Purpose: Database for research in nursing, medicine, and consumer health.
Special Features: Strong qualitative studies. Filter studies by nurse as author, evidence-based practice, and type of study. Includes MESH indexing, PICO search functionality, text-to-speech feature for some articles, and a tool for discovering citing articles.
Authors of critically appraised topics evaluate and synthesize multiple research studies.
