The document outlines resources available through St George's library for accessing healthcare literature, specifically using an NHS OpenAthens account to find articles and databases such as Medline and CINAHL. It emphasizes the importance of focusing research questions, identifying concepts and alternative terms, and provides tips for effective searching. Additionally, it mentions the library's support services, including a research enquiries desk and help sheets available online.

1. Karen John-Pierre
St George’s Library

2. Collections of article references
Mainly abstracts; links to articles
Tool for finding papers to support
practice, research and education

3.  Tool developed by NICE
 One website to access multiple
databases
 Access anywhere with an NHS
OpenAthens account
 Self-register for an account here:
 http://Openathens.nice.org.uk

4. 1. Amed
2. BNI
3. Cinahl
4. Embase
5. Health management information consortium
(HMIC)
6. Medline
7. PsycINFO

5. Focus your question
Identify concepts and alternative
terms
Identify appropriate databases to
search your topic

6. ”Is patient education effective in improving
blood sugar control in teenage diabetics?”
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4
Patient
education
Blood
sugar
control
Teenage Diabetes

7. Alternative terms
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept
4
Patient
education
Patient
information
Health
education
Blood sugar
control
Hyperglycaemic
control
Hypoglycaemic
control
Glycemic control
Glycaemic control
Teenagers
Teens
Adolescent
Teenagers
Diabetics
Diabetes
Type 1 or
Type 2?

8. PICO
Patient/Population Teenage diabetics
Intervention Patient education
Comparison No treatment
Outcome Blood sugar

9. SearchTips
AND…OR?
Patient education AND blood glucose
Teenager OR adolescent

10. SearchTips
Truncation
Teenager = 2276
Teenager* = 3088
Teen* = 9589

11. SearchTips
Phrase searching
Put phrases in “speech marks”

12. Searchtips
Thesaurus search for precise
results
Controlled vocabulary
Used to describe contents of
articles in a consistent
manner

13. Access your database of choice
from
library.sgul.ac.uk
 NHS Staff
 Find articles
 Login with your OpenAthens details

14. CARES literature search service
 www.cares.sgul.ac.uk
Research Enquiries Desk
 Mon-Fri 11-4
Help sheets on library website
library.sgul.ac.uk/