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Hi Colleague,
I appreciate your wise post on the role of telemedicine in promoting patient flow in
healthcare settings and utilizing the CINAHL Plus database. It is indeed impressive that your
strategy is to filter out the search results with Boolean phrases and concentrate on modern
publications (Hopia & Heikkilä, 2020). I would like to contribute several options that are derived
from my experience and provide other sources as possible alternatives, such as exploring MeSH
terms, using advanced search features, using filters and limits, exploring other databases,
examination of reference lists and cooperating with librarians.
Exploring MeSH terms is also essential to find reliable data. Along with the use of
Boolean phrases, try looking at MeSH terms, such as CINAHL Plus. MeSH terms allow you to
narrow the search further and ensure that all relevant telemedicine and patient flow articles are
covered (DeMars & Perruso, 2022). Additionally, CINAHL Plus has an advanced search function
where one can narrow their research to meet specific criteria. Use proximity searching,
truncation, and field-based searches to make your results more precise. Moreover, using
CINAHL Plus filters limits filter results according to the publication type, study type, or age
group to adjust search results for individual needs and emphasize high-quality, relevant studies
only.
According to the research carried out by Oermann et al. (2021), exploring other databases
such as PubMed, Scopus, and PsycINFO can provide different points of view and a wider variety
of articles that contribute to a complete literature review. Additionally, after determining the
critical articles, check their bibliographies. This may find you other relevant sources that would
have yet to be discovered during the initial search, but they are cited by respected authors in the
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subject area. Librarians are invaluable resources, and they can help with searching effectively.
Consider reaching out to the library staff at your institution for personalized assistance in
navigating databases and refining your search.
What challenges or successes did you have in implementing advanced search techniques
like MeSH terms within databases such as CINAHL Plus and others?
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References
Hopia, H., & Heikkilä, J. (2020). Nursing research priorities based on CINAHL database: A scoping
review. Nursing Open, 7(2), 483-494. [Link]
DeMars, M. M., & Perruso, C. (2022). MeSH and text-word search strategies: Precision, recall, and their
implications for library instruction. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 110(1),
23. [Link]
Oermann, M. H., Wrigley, J., Nicoll, L. H., Ledbetter, L. S., Carter-Templeton, H., & Edie, A. H.
(2021). Integrity of Databases for Literature Searches in Nursing. Advances in Nursing
Science, 44(2), 102–110. [Link]