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Research with PICOT

Guide to researching with PICOT

CINAHL

CINAHL is a very good database for nursing research, and has many extra useful filters and tools that can help you find the proper sources for what you need.

Search Tips

  • Keep track of research terms in a research log to use later or with other databases. 
  • The easiest way to find good articles is to search the intervention and outcome individually then try to put together.
    • You can see your previous searches in search history to combine them
    • The intervention and comparisons should be searched separately with you doing comparisons on your own as you research. 

Steps to Creating Your Search

Let's say that you have the example from the previous page for a PICOT question, and you are trying to do a search. There are 2 ways to do this: through; Advanced Search or PICO Search.  Both options are found below the search bar.  

Advanced search: Using advanced search can be beneficial because you can pull articles that have not been fully indexed yet but may still be relevant.

  1. Find your terms. Consider the possible subject heading for the intervention: Health promotion program
    • In addition to general keywords, take a look at the CINAHL Subject Headings.
    • A subject term that can be used is simply "heath promotion". You can also use this as a keyword for articles that include health promotion but may not have been given a subject tag yet. 
  2. Optional: Select filters
    • If one or more of your terms can be found in the filters, then select them there rather than in the search box. 
    • For our example: the age group (Child: 6-12 Years) can be found in the filters

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PICO Search

  1. Enter in the terms in the appropriate field and hit Submit. 
    • P & I are required. 
  2. Apply various filters from the search results page.