Table 1 Comparison of Content and Structure of Study Interventions.
Session | Length | Content | 1997–98 | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 90 min | Levels of evidence for journal articles. | X | X |
Role of systematic reviews and meta- | X | X | ||
analyses. | ||||
Recognizing study type. | X | X | ||
Markers of quality on Internet. | X | X | ||
Using scope of question (broad vs. | ||||
specific) to select resource for search. | X | X | ||
2 | 90 min | Understanding and using the MeSH | X | X |
vocabulary, including exploding terms. | ||||
Textword searching and truncating words. | ||||
MeSH terms vs. textwords. | ||||
Using limits (AIM, English, human) | ||||
Using filters or hedges with OVID® . | X | |||
3 | 90 min | Using filters or hedges with OVID® . | X | |
Using filters with PubMed. | X | |||
How to retrieve full-text review articles. | X | |||
Search algorithm. | X | |||
How to formulate questions. | X | |||
How to format queries for electronic | ||||
searching (using SUMSearch™ as | X | |||
example). | ||||
DARE for systematic reviews. | X | |||
National Guidelines Clearinghouse. | X | |||
4 | 60 min | DARE for systematic reviews. | X | |
Specialty organization guidelines. | X | |||
Scientific American Textbook of Medicine. | X | |||
Online Journal Clubs (ACP Journal Club | X | |||
and Journal Watch) and Journal sites . | ||||
Review of searches performed by students | ||||
for assigned talk. | X |