Request a Literature Search – BSMHFT Knowledge, Information and Library Services

We can carry out evidence searches to support your clinical decision making, service changes, practice improvements and patient care.

Coursework: We do not carry out evidence searches to support coursework

Our literature search service is available to all BSMHFT staff. Our standard turnaround time for evidence search service is 10 working days unless you give us a longer deadline. We will attempt to deal with genuinely urgent requests – such as those directly related to service user care.

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Evidence searches are carried out to inform patient care, service improvement, research activity and clinical teaching. Searches usually take around two weeks to complete, but searches related to the care of an individual patient will be completed as soon as required.

We do not carry out evidence searches for coursework purposes. Please contact your university for help, or book one of our training sessions.

This search will be added to KnowledgeShare.

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Sharing your knowledge:
We would like to let other members of KnowledgeShare* see that you have an interest in this topic. Please indicate who should see this information. *Membership of KnowledgeShare is open to health and social care staff and students only.

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*Primary reason for search (required)

Please supply as much information as possible

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*Search explanation: (required)

Please explain precisely what you require, preferably in one or two sentences. If appropriate, please specify the population, exposure, and outcome measures of interest.

Alternative Terminology:
Please give any alternative terminology, including keywords, phrases, synonyms, acronyms, international spellings etc.

Topics to exclude:
Please list any topics you would like us to exclude from the results.

Search background:
What is the background to this search? How will the results impact on your work?

Study design/article type:
eg Reviews, Meta-analysis, RCT's, case studies etc.

Language

English onlyAllOther (please specify)

Articles published since:
Give the earliest year of publication (and month if required) that you would like us to look back to. You can also give a date range or leave blank if you would like all results

Human / animal studies

Gender

Age Groups
AllNewborn (Up to 1 month)Infant (1-23 months)Children (2-12 years)Adolescent (13-18 years)Adult (19-65 years)Adult (66-79 years)Older Adults (80 years and over)

Limit to UK Studies only?

YesNo

Study participant ethnicity:

Existing publications - please give details of any publications on this topic of which you are already aware

Number of results required - how many references do you need/expect?
A few key articles (less than 10)Several key articles (between 10-20)More than several (20 - 100)100+

Additional recipients:
Would you like us to copy the results to anyone else? (Please enter multiple email addresses separated by a comma or space.)

*Where did you learn about this service? (Required)

Results of database and/or internet searches are subject to the limitations of the database(s) and websites searched. Results of searches are also limited by your search request. It is the responsibility of the the requestor to determine the accuracy, validity and interpretation of the search results.

Please tick the box below to acknowledge that you have read the disclaimer and that you acknowledge the limitations of database/internet searching.

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Literature search results may be made available to all BSMHFT in order to promote an active community of research.

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