This document describes the steps taken to search the PubMed database on the topic of home care services for patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Key terms were identified and translated to MeSH headings. A search strategy was developed and run in PubMed, retrieving 26 results. These results were saved to Mendeley and the references were exported in Vancouver format. One reference is then located and its full text PDF retrieved from the journal's website. The document provides guidance on searching bibliographic databases for literature on a health topic.

1. Tarea 5: Búsqueda en la
base de datos: PubMed
Asignatura Competencias Informacionales en Ciencias de la Salud
Máster Oficial Nuevas Tendencias Asistenciales en Ciencias de la Salud
Priscila Távara Vidalón

2. Tema: Atención domiciliaria en
pacientes con esquizofrenia o psicosis
maniaco-depresiva.
1. Identificación de conceptos que vamos a
buscar:
▫ Atención domiciliaria
▫ Esquizofrenia
▫ Psicosis maniaco-depresiva

3. 2. Buscamos los términos en DeCs para su
traducción al inglés:

4. 3. Buscamos los 3 conceptos:
Elegimos “Home Care
Services” porque se refiere a
servicios de enfermería, y
descartamos “Home Nursing”
porque se refiere al cuidado
NO profesional, por familia o
amigos.

6. 4. Planificamos la estrategia de búsqueda
mediante descriptores MeSH:
▫ Home care services
▫ Schizophrenia
▫ Bipolar Disorder
5. Entramos en PubMed:

7. 6. Cambiamos “PubMed” por “MeSH”, buscamos
los términos y pinchamos en “Add to search
builder”:

8. 7. Debemos añadir paréntesis entre
“Schizophrenia” y “Bipolar Disorder”debido a
que estamos usando un conector OR.
Quedaría de la siguiente forma:
▫ ("Home Care Services"[Mesh]) AND
(("Schizophrenia"[Mesh]) OR "Bipolar
Disorder"[Mesh]))

9. 8. Pinchamos en “Search PubMed”:

10. 9. Limitamos la búsqueda a 10 años:

11. 10. Seleccionamos los que más nos interesan y
pinchamos en “Send to”, luego en “Clipboard”
y luego en “Add to Clipboard”:

12. 11. Observamos que tenemos 26 artículos dentro
de Clipboard. Luego pinchamos en “26 items”:

13. 12. Seleccionamos todos los artículos y luego
pinchamos en “Save to Mendeley” y luego en
“Save all”:

14. 13. Luego entramos en Mendeley Desktop y
pinchamos en “Sync”:

15. 14. La bibliografía debe aparecer en formato
Vancouver. Para esto, pinchamos en “View”,
luego en “Citation Style” y en “Vancouver”:

16. 15. Para exportar la bibliografía, seleccionamos los
artículos y hacemos click derecho y pinchamos
en “Copy As” y luego en “Formatted Citation”:

17. 1. Andrade C. Once- to twice-daily, 3-year domiciliary maintenance transcranial direct
current stimulation for severe, disabling, clozapine-refractory continuous auditory
hallucinations in schizophrenia. J ECT. 2013 Sep;29(3):239–42.
2. Carson VB, Yambor SL. Managing patients with bipolar disorder at home: a family affair
and a psychiatric challenge in home healthcare. Home Healthc Nurse. 2012
May;30(5):280–91; quiz 291–3.
3. Chadda RK, Singh TB, Ganguly KK. Caregiver burden and coping: a prospective study of
relationship between burden and coping in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
and bipolar affective disorder. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2007
Nov;42(11):923–30.
4. Bechdolf A, Skutta M, Horn A. [Clinical effectiveness of home treatment as compared to
inpatient treatment at the Alexianer Hospital Krefeld, Germany]. Fortschr Neurol
Psychiatr. 2011 Jan;79(1):26–31.
5. Munz I, Ott M, Jahn H, Rauscher A, Jäger M, Kilian R, et al. [Comparison of “home
treatment” with traditional inpatient treatment in a mental hospital in rural southern
Germany]. Psychiatr Prax. 2011 Apr;38(3):123–8.
6. Schütze W, Grossniklaus M, Karwinkel U. [A new treatment model for psychoses in
Havelland]. Psychiatr Prax. 2011 May;38(4):205–7.
7. Chang L-R, Lin Y-H, Chang H-CW, Chen Y-Z, Huang W-L, Liu C-M, et al.
Psychopathology, rehospitalization and quality of life among patients with
schizophrenia under home care case management in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc. 2013
Apr;112(4):208–15.

18. 8. Cheng J-F, Huang X-Y, Hsu Y-S, Su C-H. Influencing factors of community mental
health nurses caring for people with schizophrenia in Taiwan. J Psychiatr Ment Health
Nurs. 2012 May;19(4):319–26.
9. Dahlan R, Midin M, Shah SA, Nik Jaafar NR, Abdul Rahman FN, Baharudin A, et al.
Functional remission and employment among patients with schizophrenia in Malaysia.
Compr Psychiatry. 2014 Jan;55 Suppl 1:S46–51.
10. Dangdomyouth P, Stern PN, Oumtanee A, Yunibhand J. Tactful monitoring: how thai
caregivers manage their relative with schizophrenia at home. Issues Ment Health Nurs.
2008 Jan;29(1):37–50.
11. El-Mallakh P, Yates BE, Adkins S. Family caregiving for adults with schizophrenia and
diabetes mellitus. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2013 Aug;34(8):566–77.
12. Ju P-C, Chou FH-C, Lai T-J, Chuang P-Y, Lin Y-J, Yang C-WW, et al. Long-acting
injectables and risk for rehospitalization among patients with schizophrenia in the home
care program in Taiwan. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2014 Feb;34(1):23–9.
13. Katakura N, Yamamoto-Mitani N, Ishigaki K. Home-visit nurses’ attitudes for providing
effective assistance to clients with schizophrenia. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2010
Apr;19(2):102–9.
14. Kilbourne AM, Post EP, Nossek A, Sonel E, Drill LJ, Cooley S, et al. Service delivery in
older patients with bipolar disorder: a review and development of a medical care model.
Bipolar Disord. 2008 Sep;10(6):672–83.

19. 15. Lashewicz B, Lo A, Mooney L, Khan H. Drawing the line: a case study of ambivalence in
sibling support for adults with complex needs. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2012
Nov;33(11):727–34.
16. Lee SM, LoGiudice D. Phenomenology of squalor, hoarding and self-neglect: an
Australian aged care perspective. Intern Med J. 2012 Jan;42(1):98–101.
17. Charrier N, Chevreul K, Durand-Zaleski I. [The cost of schizophrenia: a literature
review]. Encephale. 2013 May;39 Suppl 1:S49–56.
18. Lindström M, Sjöström S, Lindberg M. Stories of rediscovering agency: home-based
occupational therapy for people with severe psychiatric disability. Qual Health Res. 2013
Jun;23(6):728–40.
19. Maskill V, Crowe M, Luty S, Joyce P. Two sides of the same coin: caring for a person
with bipolar disorder. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Aug;17(6):535–42.
20. Ramírez García JI, Hernández B, Dorian M. Mexican American caregivers’ coping
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schizophrenia. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2009 Feb;44(2):162–70.

20. 21. Roldán-Merino J, García IC, Ramos-Pichardo JD, Foix-Sanjuan A, Quilez-Jover J,
Montserrat-Martinez M. Impact of personalized in-home nursing care plans on
dependence in ADLs/IADLs and on family burden among adults diagnosed with
schizophrenia: a randomized controlled study. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2013
Jul;49(3):171–8.
22. Saunders J. “At wits’ end!”: perspectives of Hispanic caregivers of a family member with
schizophrenia. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2013 Jun;34(6):451–8.
23. Velligan DI, Diamond PM, Maples NJ, Mintz J, Li X, Glahn DC, et al. Comparing the
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patients with schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2008 Jul;102(1-3):312–9.
24. Worakul P, Thavichachart N, Lueboonthavatchai P. Effects of psycho-educational
program on knowledge and attitude upon schizophrenia of schizophrenic patients’
caregivers. J Med Assoc Thai. 2007 Jun;90(6):1199–204.
25. Ramos-Pichardo JD. [Effectiveness of a nursing in-home intervention to improve
independence in adls/iadls and family burden in adults with schizophrenia]. Enfermería
clínica. 23(2):79–80.
26. Hirooka K, Watanabe M, Kawagoe K. [Support of the family with schizophrenia in case
of home hospice care]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2013 Aug;40(8):1123–6.

21. Localizar un texto completo
• Localizar, el texto completo en PDF a partir de
esta referencia bibliográfica:
▫ [Effectiveness of a nursing in-home intervention to improve
independence in adls/iadls and family burden in adults
with schizophrenia]. Ramos Pichardo, JD. Enferm Clin.
2013, Mar-Apr, 23 (2): 79-80. doi:
10.1016/j.enfcli.2013.03.00

22. 1. Para ello entramos en fama y buscamos la
revista:
NO debemos
poner
abreviaturas

23. 2. Luego buscamos el año, volumen y número de
la revista donde se encuentra el artículo.
3. Una vez encontrado pinchamos en “PDF”

25. Tarea 5: Búsqueda en la
base de datos: PubMed
Asignatura Competencias Informacionales en Ciencias de la Salud
Máster Oficial Nuevas Tendencias Asistenciales en Ciencias de la Salud
Priscila Távara Vidalón