Systematic Search for Guidelines to Prevent Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections-Part II: Using the Ovid MEDLINE.
10.11111/jkana.2015.21.1.64
- Author:
Hyunyoung PARK
1
;
Keum Seong JANG
;
Ja Yun CHOI
;
Yun Hee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Honam University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Evidence-based nursing;
Ovid;
Guidelines;
Urinary catheterization;
Urinary tract infections
- MeSH:
Evidence-Based Nursing;
Urinary Catheterization;
Urinary Tract Infections;
Urinary Tract*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2015;21(1):64-76
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To implement evidence-based nursing, it is important to know where and how to find the best available evidence. This study was conducted to identify the results of a search from Ovid MEDLINE and to compare the results from Ovid MEDLINE with those from PubMed MEDLINE. METHODS: Four different approaches via Ovid MEDLINE were used to search for guidelines on preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Outcomes of this study were the number of records and relevant literature, and the sensitivity and precision of the search methods via Ovid MEDLINE. RESULTS: The number of retrieved items ranged 23 to 6,005 and that of relevant studies, 5 to 8 of 8. Simple searches resulted in the highest sensitivity of 100.0%. When using MeSH terms and limits feature, the precision was highest (21.7%) among four approaches for literature searches. Simple searches in Ovid had higher sensitivity and lower precision than those in PubMed. CONCLUSION: Simple searches in Ovid may be inefficient for busy clinicians compared to PubMed. However, to ensure a comprehensive and systematic literature search, using Ovid MEDLINE in addition to PubMed is recommended.
