CMHL1001 Chapter 2 and 6 : chap 2&6 levels of evidence
Document Summary
Chap 2 asking questions and searching for evidence. Google alert" can be set that picks up a broad range of information, including newspaper articles, news reports and press releases. Twitter feeds are also useful for staying connected with colleagues who share your interests and passions. It is also easy to share interesting articles and sites that you have found via social media: focused looking for answers. Information found needs to be trustworthy: searching for literature. You need knowledge about information resources and some basic skills in searching. A simple search of one database can often be enough for this kind of searching. Primary: literature that reports primary research is from a single research study, primary research could be found by looking at the reference lists and hyperlinks from secondary sources or identifying them direct from journal alerts. Effective search strings (pubmed is a advanced searcher (allows specific parameters for health professionals))