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Sociology 145: Sociology of Health (Polonijo)

Search Terms

 

  • Under the corresponding topic area, click the + button to add and publish your search terms.

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Research Frameworks

  

 

How to use PICO to refine your research question from the Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries (1:43).

As you consider the scope of your research, think about how you will define these concepts:

  • Population / Problem: who are you screening? Why?
  • Intervention: what are you evaluating? e.g., a treatment, an intervention, etc.
  • Comparison: are you comparing this group to another group, e.g. a placebo group?
  • Outcome: what are the outcomes? Is there a specific one you are looking at?

PICO Variations

  • PEO: Exposure
  • PICOT: Timeframe 
  • PICOTS: Timeframe, Setting
  • PICOS: Study Design, e.g. cohorts or randomized controlled trials.

(From Lackey, M. (2013). Systematic reviews: Searching the literature [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://guides.lib.unc.edu/ld.php?content_id=258919)

In adults, is screening for depression and feedback of results to providers more effective than no screening and feedback in improving outcomes of major depression in primary care settings?

  • Population / Problem: adults / depression (major)
  • Intervention: screening, feedback
  • Comparison: income levels
  • Outcome: no particular outcomes specified

(From Lackey, M. (2013). Systematic reviews: Searching the literature [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://guides.lib.unc.edu/ld.php?content_id=258919)

Tutorials & Guidance

LibWizard Using Sociological Abstracts

Using Sociological AbstractsUsing Sociological Abstracts Tutorial (imade of database logo)

 Through this tutorial you will learn how to: 

  • access Sociological Abstracts
  • construct a search
  • apply useful database limiters
  • access full-text of articles
  • generate citations in ASA format

 

Instructions:

1. Connect to the campus network via the VPN if you are off-campus.  You will need this connection to access one or more library databases while taking the tutorial.

2. Take the short quiz at the end of the tutorial.  Enter your email address AND your professor's email address. Afterwards locate the email confirmation. These emails often go to your SPAM folder, so be sure to check there.  It is often easiest to search in your email account for the phrase "Results for Using Sociological Abstracts" to find your email confirmation.

3. You are ready! Click on the link below to start the tutorial. Follow the instructions on the left hand of the screen and, as directed, complete activities in the main screen (right).

Using Sociological Abstracts >> https://ucmercedlibrary.libwizard.com/f/sociological-abstracts

LibWizard PubMed: Intro to Basic Searching Tutorial

PubMed: Intro to Basic Searching Tutorial

PubMed: Intro to Basic Searching Tutorial

Instructions:

1. Connect to the campus network via the VPN if you are off-campus.  You will need this connection to access one or more library databases while taking the tutorial.

2. Take the short quiz at the end of the tutorial.  Enter your email address AND your professor's email address. Afterwards locate the email confirmation. These emails often go to your SPAM folder, so be sure to check there.  It is often easiest to search in your email account for the phrase "Certificate of completion" to find your email confirmation.

3. You are ready! Click on the link below to start the tutorial. Follow the instructions on the left hand of the screen and, as directed, complete activities in the main screen (right).

PubMed: Intro to Basic Searching >> https://ucmercedlibrary.libwizard.com/f/pubmed-basics

Guided Search

PubMed

  1. Search the MeSH database to identify Medical Subject Headings for your main concepts.
    1. Access the MeSH database from the PubMed homepage (in the Explore section.)
  2. Perform a search using a combination of MeSH and keywords.
  3. Use the filters as appropriate to refine your results.
  4. Identify a relevant article and try to access the full-text.

Sociological Abstracts

  1. Search the Thesaurus to identify Subject Headings for your main concepts. 
    1. The Thesaurus is above the search bar. 
  2. Perform a search using a combination of Subject Headings and keywords.
  3. Use the filters as appropriate to refine your results.
  4. Identify a relevant article and try to access the full-text.