Title | Development of two search strategies for literature in MEDLINE-PubMed: nursing diagnoses in the context of evidence-based nursing. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Berg A, Fleischer S, Behrens J |
Journal | International journal of nursing terminologies and classifications : the official journal of NANDA International |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 26-32 |
Date Published | 2005 Apr-Jun |
ISSN | 1541-5147 |
Keywords | Classification; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Information Storage and Retrieval; MEDLINE; Nursing Diagnosis; Terminology as Topic |
Abstract | PURPOSE: To develop and validate search filters for MEDLINE via PubMed according to two categories of the NLINKS-EBN matrix. METHODS: The search results of the search filters were compared to a gold standard. FINDINGS: The usage of nursing classification terms for the literature search in evidence-based nursing (EBN) is still limited because taxonomies are neither widely used in nursing literature nor applied for indexing by MEDLINE. The proposed filters achieved a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 94% for "secondary data" and a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 73% for "diagnostic tests." CONCLUSIONS: The usage of database-specific search filters are a reliable and valid method to search for nursing classification terms in medical databases. |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1744-618X.2005.00006.x |
Alternate Journal | Int J Nurs Terminol Classif |