Integrative Review Literature Search Planning Form

Key Concepts, Synonyms, Search Terms

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Population

Problem of interest

Context or Outcomes

Literature/Study Types (be inclusive)

· Qualitative

· Quantitative

· Observational

· Theoretical

· Experimental

· Case reports

· Meta-analysis

· Mixed methods

· Other

Data Collection Methodology Browser

Literature Types Include:

What literature did you expect to find and what didn’t you find?

Library Guide to the Literature Review and the Checklist for Exhausting the Literature.

Publication limits for Inclusion/Exclusion

Any reason the search should be limited by date and/or language?

Years of publications

Languages – English (unless there is a reason to include other languages)

Please list 5-10 relevant references to represent the articles expected in the results (include PMID or DOI, if possible):

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Potential Databases/Search Strategies

These databases are provided as examples. Talk to a librarian to explore other possible databases and see the Walden Library for other subject areas and combined-database search options. Linked to Walden Library subscriptions.

Databases: Medicine/Nursing

___ PubMed / Medline

___ CINAHL

___ Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

___ Embase

___ ProQuest Health & Medical

___ ScienceDirect

___ Global Index Medicus

___Other(s):

Business

___ ABI/INFORM

___ Business Source Complete ___ IEEE Xplore Digital Library

___ Nexis Uni

Databases: Social Sciences

___SocIndex

___ Public Administration Abstracts

___ Political Science Complete

___ APA PsycInfo

___Other(s):

Education

___ ERIC

___ Education Source

___MedEdPortal

___Other(s):

Grey Literature (only if peer-reviewed scholarly literature is sparse) Library Guide to Grey Literature

___ Clinicaltrials.gov Advanced Search – Completed Studies

___Conference proceedings, white papers, etc.

___ ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

__Other(s):

Other Search Strategies

___Hand Searching (by journal, by author, general search engines or serendipity)

___ Citation Chaining (Ancestry/Progeny)

___Other(s):

Timeline

Date for Initial searches in gold search box on the Health Professions Research Page

Implement organizational strategy and/or citation management software

Consultation with librarian on search strategy to increase rigor and decrease bias

Date for searches in additional databases

Set up Search Alerts to be notified of new publications meeting your search criteria

Circle back and evaluate your initial search with what you have learned; re-search

Article APA Reference

Justification/Rationale for Study

Gap in Practice

Purpose of the Study

(Include list of independent variables [IVs] and dependent variables [DVs])

Theoretical or Conceptual Framework

Study Design and Sampling Procedures

Data Collection Procedures

Data Analyses Used

Description of Significant Results

Discussion of Findings, including Limitations of the Study