This guide holds all the information you need to succeed with information-based research in university.
For this class, you'll need the following specific skills:
These links will direct you to the instructions and videos that will help you develop these skills.
Watch this video for an overview of how to search a database on the EBSCO platform, such as SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO, and MEDLINE. This video searches CINAHL.
The page on finding different types of evidence gives more information about how to find primary vs secondary research, and what you can do with each.
Go to the Journals / Articles page to find SportDISCUS and MEDLINE, as well as other related databases.
The following table outlines some of the kinds of information that you'll need to find to complete your specific health conditions assignment, and suggests an initial search string that you can try putting into SportDISCUS and MEDLINE.
Make sure you replace any italicised and highlighted text with words appropriate to your information needs.
| Goal information | Keywords | Subject Headings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| secondary research articles on the condition | condition AND ("systematic review*" OR "meta analysis" OR "meta synthesis") | Check the results and discussion sections for relevant primary research articles. Use the citations in the references section to locate selected articles. | |
| etiology / prevalence | condition AND (incidence OR prevalence OR etiology OR aetiology) |
SportDISCUS: [etiology of diseases]
MEDLINE: [prevalence] |
|
| exercise response | condition AND ("exercise response*" OR "exercise physiology") |
SportDISCUS: [exercise physiology]
MEDLINE: [exercise/PH] |
The results will discuss the condition in relation to exercise or treatment, and it's up to you to sift through the articles to find ones that talk about the effect of exercise on the condition, vs the effect of the condition on exercise response. |
|
exercise training |
condition AND (exercise N3 (impact OR benefit OR effect OR improvement OR goals)) |
The results will discuss the condition in relation to exercise or treatment, and it's up to you to sift through the articles to find ones that talk about the effect of exercise on the condition, vs the effect of the condition on exercise response. |
|
| common medications for specific conditions | condition AND (drug* OR medication* OR medicine*) | Skim through the article to find mentions of medications prescribed for the condition. | |
| interplay between medications and physical activity | condition AND medication AND (("side effect*" OR "adverse event*" OR contraindicat*) N3 (exercis* OR activity)) |
SportDISCUS: [drug side effects]
MEDLINE: [drug-related side effects and adverse reactions] [metabolic side effects of drugs and substances] |
Skim through the article to find mentions of any side effects or contraindications related to the medication and physical activity. |
A few notes:
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