LibGuides: Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): Research Databases

Recommended Databases

The Harris and CWRU Libraries have more than 450 databases that you may access to find full text articles. Below are some suggested databases to find information on evidence-based practice.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) covers nursing, biomedicine, consumer health and many other allied health disciplines. Contents include full-text journals, health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, audiovisuals, book chapters, evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons, and continuing education modules.

Use Advanced Search and click the Evidence-Based Practice check box under Limit your results.
Other option: Under Publication Type select Critical Path, Evidence-Based Care Sheet, Practice Guidelines, Research, Review, or Systematic Review. You can choose more than one item by holding down the Ctrl key while making your selections.

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Contains a collection of databases that provide different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. The Cochrane Library includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane Clinical Answers, and a federated search feature that incorporates results from external databases.

Try the Advanced Search or the Browse option. You can use appropriate Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms to find information.
Also, try all relevant keywords when searching because not all content is categorized under MeSh.

Health & Psychosocial Instruments This link opens in a new window
A database designed to help identify measurement tests used in health, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science; provides sources, abstract, and reviewer(s) when applicable.
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides access to National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database via the EBSCOhost interface. Features millions of bibliographic citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts and citations to scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. Includes material relevant to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.

You can use the thesaurus to add the subject terms Evidence Based Practice, Treatment Outcomes, Best Practices, or Clinical Trials to your subject search.
Another option: first search your topic. Once you have your search results, click Show More under Refine your results on the left-hand side of the results list.

On the next screen scroll down to the Methodology menu and select one or more of the following to limit your search results: Empirical Study, Literature Review, Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, Quantitative Study, Treatment Outcome/Clinical Trial.

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Provides a search engine and index to citations and abstracts for life sciences and biomedical literature from the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database. Other databases available include the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bookshelf, the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus of terminology, and numerous nucleic acid and protein sequence libraries. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central (public access) and external databases to which CWRU subscribes.

PsycINFO Evidence-based Search Video Tutorial

PsycINFO Video Tutorial

Watch the video tutorial below to learn about using PsycINFO to find information on the effectiveness of treating major depression with a combination of cognitive behavior therapy and antidepressants.