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- 1. AN ACADEMIC JOURNEY: LITERATURE SEARCH TO ARTICLE PUBLICATION Presented By Devaraj Acharya PhD Scholar, FoE, TU Kirtipur, Katmandu 18th Jan, 2020 This Paper presented on Annual General Meeting of Health Education Association of Nepal on 18th January, 2020 in Kathmandu, Nepal © drabmc@live.com 1
- 2. PRESENTATION OUTLOOK • Advanced Techniques for Scientific Literature Search • Reporting Guidelines for Research Paper © drabmc@live.com 2
- 3. ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE SEARCH • Type of literature • Sources of Literature • Level of Evidence • Key terms and Synonyms • Use of Boolean Operator • Use of Truncation [*] • Use of Wildcard [?] • Final Search Terms © drabmc@live.com 3
- 4. TYPE OF LITERATURE Grey Literature Authentic Literature Personal Opinion Editorial General Article Articles without Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed Research Based Peer Reviewed Articles © drabmc@live.com 4
- 5. SOURCES OF LITERATURE SEARCH Google Google Scholar Academia ResearchGate PubMed MedLine Hinari EMBASE/Elsevier Academia Plos, Plos One Springer NepJol Popline ScienceDirect SSRN IEEE, SCI 3IE, Jstor Ideas SodhGanga HMIC, DARE Eldis ProQuest DOAJ IMF, WB, IFC ADB, WTO UNO, UNICEF USAID, FHI, STC GIZ, DFID, CRD [Center for Reviews and Dissemination],© drabmc@live.com 5
- 6. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE SR/MA Critically Appraised Doc RCT Analytical Study Case-control/Cohort Study Cross-sectional Study Descriptive Study/Case study Opinion, Editorial, General Article High Low © drabmc@live.com 6
- 7. KEYWORD AND SYNONYMS Keyword I Synonyms Synonyms Synonyms Keyword II Synonyms Synonyms Synonyms Keyword III Synonyms Synonyms Synonyms Keyword IV Synonyms Synonyms Synonyms Example Disease Illness Unhealthy Sickness Bad health © drabmc@live.com 7
- 8. USE OF BOOLEAN OPERATOR Use of ‘AND’, ‘OR’, and ‘NOT’ [Keyword I OR Synonym OR Synonym OR Synonym] AND [Keyword II OR Synonym OR Synonym OR Synonym] AND [Keyword III OR Synonym OR Synonym OR Synonym] NOT [Word] © drabmc@live.com 8
- 9. USE OF TRUNCATION AND WILDCARD Truncation(*) Organization Organizational Organiz* Organizations Wildcard (?) Organization Organisation Organi?* © drabmc@live.com 9
- 10. FINAL SEARCH TERM • (opportunity[All Fields] AND (“Plan Parent Chall”[Journal] OR “challenges”[All Fields]) AND universal[All Fields] AND (“health”[MeSH Terms]OR “health”[All Fields]) AND (“AHIP Cover”[Journal] OR “coverage”[All Fields]) AND “Nepal”[MeSH Terms] OR “Nepal”[All Fields]). (Ranabhat et al., 2019) • [willingness to pay] OR [willingness- to-pay] OR [WTP] OR [demand] OR [contingent valuation*] Field: Title/Abstract. (Nosratnejad, Rashidian &Mark, 2016) • ((developing or less* developed or under developed or underdeveloped or middle income or low* income or underserved or under served or deprived or poor*) adj (countr* or nation? or population? or world or state*)).ti,ab. ((developing or less* developed or under developed or underdeveloped or middle income or low* income) adj (economy*)).ti,ab. (Panda et al, 2016) © drabmc@live.com 10
- 11. The effect of community-based health insurance schemes on utilization of healthcare services in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review….. (Likka et al., 2018) © drabmc@live.com 11
- 12. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE SEARCH Literature search may take many days, weeks and months. © drabmc@live.com 12
- 13. REPORTING GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH PAPER © drabmc@live.com 13
- 14. REPORTING GUIDELINE FOR SURVEY RESEARCH STORBE: The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement Mainly recommended for: Case-control/Cohort Study, Cross-sectional Study, Observational Study [Source: https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/strobe/] © drabmc@live.com 14
- 15. STROBE FORMAT Recommended for cross-sectional/quantitative study Title/Abstract Introduction: Background/Rationale, Objectives Methods: Study design, setting, participants, variables, data sources/measurements, Bias, Study size, Quantitative variables, Statistical methods Results: Participants, Descriptive data, Outcome data, Main results, Other analysis Discussion: Key results, Limitation, Interpretation, Generalizability © drabmc@live.com 15
- 16. PRISMA FORMAT PRISMA: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis Title/Abstract Introduction: Background/Rationale, Objectives Methods: Protocol and registration, Eligibility criteria, Information sources, Searching strategy, Study selection, Data collection procedure, Data items, Risk of bias in individual study, Summary measures, Synthesis of results, Risk of bias in across studies, Additional analysis [scoping, planning, identification, screening, eligibility] Results: Study selection, Study characteristics, Risk of bias within studies, Results of individual studies, Synthesis of results, Risk of bias across the studies, Additional analysis Discussion: Summary of evidence, Limitations, Conclusions © drabmc@live.com 16
- 17. COREQ/SRQR FORMAT Recommended for qualitative study [O’Brien et al. 2014] Title/Abstract Introduction: Problem formulation, Purpose/RQs Methods: Qualitative approach and research paradigm, Researcher characteristics and re-flexibility, Context, Sampling strategy, Ethical issues, Data collection methods, Tools and instruments, Unit of study, Data processing, Analysis, Data quality management Results: Synthesis and interpretation, Links to empirical data Discussion: Integration with previous work, Implication, Transferability, Contribution to fields, Limitation© drabmc@live.com 17
- 18. MMRS FORMAT Recommended for mixed method study [Levitt et al. 2018] Title/Abstract Introduction: Description of RP/RQs, Aims and Objectives Methods: Research design overview, Participants and data sources, Researcher description, Participant sampling/selection, Participants recruitment, Data collection, Data recording and transforming, Validity and reliability, Results: Findings/Results subsection [integrated: quan~qual] Discussion: Discussion subsection [integrated: quan~qual] © drabmc@live.com 18
- 19. References • EQUATOR Network (n.d.). Enhancing the quality and transparency od health research. Retrieved from https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/ • CDPS, TU (2013). Handbook of research methodology: Approaches and techniques. Kirtipur Kathmandu • Nosratnejad, S., Rashidian, A., & Dror, D. M. (2016). Systematic review of willingness to pay for health insurance in low and middle income countries. PLoS ONE, 11(6), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157470 • Panda, P. K., Dror, D. M., Hossain, S. a. S., Majumdar, A., Pérez Koehlmoos, T. L., & John, D. (2016). Factors affecting uptake of voluntary and community-based health insurance schemes in low- and middle-income countries? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Plos One, 11(June), 184. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160479 • Ranabhat, C. L., Kim, C., Singh, A., Acharya, D., & Pathak, K. (2019). Challenges and opportunities towards the road of universal health coverage ( UHC ) in Nepal : a systematic review. Archives of Public Health, 77(5), 1–10. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-019-0331-7%0A(2019) • Levitt, H. M., Bamberg, M., Creswell, J. W., Frost, D. M., & Suárez-orozco, C. (2018). Journal article reporting standards for qualitative primary , qualitative meta-analytic , and mixed methods research in psychology : The APA Publications and Communications Board Task Force Report. American Psychologist, 73(1), 26–46. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000151 • O`Brien, B. C., Harris, I. B., Beckman, T. J., Reed, D. A., & Cook, D. A. (2014). Standards for reporting qualitative research: A synthesis of recommendations. Academic Medicine, 89(9), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000000388
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