scholarly journals Statistical Measures Alone Cannot Determine Which Database (BNI, CINAHL, MEDLINE, or EMBASE) Is the Most Useful for Searching Undergraduate Nursing Topics

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Badia
Keyword(s):  
Full Text ◽  
Database Search ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Database Evaluation ◽  
Friedman's Test ◽  
Health Studies

A Review of: Stokes, P., Foster, A., & Urquhart, C. (2009). Beyond relevance and recall: Testing new user-centred measures of database performance. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 26(3), 220-231. Objective – The research project sought to determine which of four databases was the most useful for searching undergraduate nursing topics. Design – Comparative database evaluation. Setting – Nursing and midwifery students at Homerton School of Health Studies (now part of Anglia Ruskin University), Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2005-2006. Subjects – The subjects were four databases: British Nursing Index (BNI), CINAHL, MEDLINE, and EMBASE). Methods – This was a comparative study using title searches to compare BNI (British Nursing Index), CINAHL, MEDLINE and EMBASE. According to the authors, this is the first study to compare BNI with other databases. BNI is a database produced by British libraries that indexes the nursing and midwifery literature. It covers over 240 British journals, and includes references to articles from health sciences journals that are relevant to nurses and midwives (British Nursing Index, n.d.). The researchers performed keyword searches in the title field of the four databases for the dissertation topics of nine nursing and midwifery students enrolled in undergraduate dissertation modules. The list of titles of journals articles on their topics were given to the students and they were asked to judge the relevancy of the citations. The title searches were evaluated in each of the databases using the following criteria: • precision (the number of relevant results obtained in the database for a search topic, divided by the total number of results obtained in the database search); • recall (the number of relevant results obtained in the database for a search topic, divided by the total number of relevant results obtained on that topic from all four database searches); • novelty (the number of relevant results that were unique in the database search, which was calculated as a percentage of the total number of relevant results found in the database); • originality (the number of unique relevant results obtained in the database for a search topic, which was calculated as a percentage of the total number of unique results found in all four database searches); • availability (the number of relevant full text articles obtained from the database search results, which was calculated as a percentage of the total number of relevant results found in the database); • retrievability (the number of relevant full text articles obtained from the database search results, which was calculated as a percentage of the total number of relevant full text articles found from all four database searches); • effectiveness (the probable odds that a database will obtain relevant search results); • efficiency (the probable odds that a database will obtain both unique and relevant search results); and • accessibility (the probable odds that the full text of the relevant references obtained from the database search are available electronically or in print via the user’s library). Students decided whether the search results were relevant to their topic by using a “yes/no” scale. Only record titles were used to make relevancy judgments. Main Results – Friedman’s Test and odds ratios were used to compare the performance of BNI, CINAHL, MEDLINE, and EMBASE when searching for information about nursing topics. These two statistical measures demonstrated the following: • BNI had the best average score for the precision, availability, effectiveness, and accessibility of search results; • CINAHL scored the highest for the novelty, retrievability, and efficiency of results, and ranked second place for all the other criteria; • MEDLINE excelled in the areas of recall and originality, and ranked second place for novelty and retrievability; and • EMBASE did not obtain the highest, or second highest score, for any of the criteria. Conclusion – According to the authors, these results suggest that none of the databases studied can be considered the most useful for searching undergraduate nursing topics. CINAHL and MEDLINE emerge as consistently good performers, but both databases are needed to find relevant material on a topic. Friedman’s Test clearly differentiated between the databases for the accessibility of search results. Odds ratio testing may assist librarians to make decisions about database purchases. BNI scored the highest for availability of results and CINAHL ranked the highest for retrievability. Statistical measures need to be supplemented with qualitative data about user preferences in order to determine which database is the most useful to our users.

scholarly journals De-duplication of database search results for systematic reviews in EndNote

2016 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wichor M. Bramer ◽  
Dean Giustini ◽  
Gerdien B. De Jonge ◽  
Leslie Holland ◽  
Tanja Bekhuis
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Database Search ◽  
Search Results

Recommender Systems in Digital Libraries Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 162-178
Author(s):  
Namik Delilovic
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Text Search ◽  
Full Text Search ◽  
Artificial Intelligence Techniques ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Advanced Search ◽  
Search Field

Searching for contents in present digital libraries is still very primitive; most websites provide a search field where users can enter information such as book title, author name, or terms they expect to be found in the book. Some platforms provide advanced search options, which allow the users to narrow the search results by specific parameters such as year, author name, publisher, and similar. Currently, when users find a book which might be of interest to them, this search process ends; only a full-text search or references at the end of the book may provide some additional pointers. In this chapter, the author is going to give an example of how a user could permanently get recommendations for additional contents even while reading the article, using present machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques.

scholarly journals De-duplication of database search results for systematic reviews in EndNote

2016 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wichor M. Bramer ◽  
Dean Giustini ◽  
Gerdien B. de Jonge ◽  
Leslie Holland ◽  
Tanja Bekhuis
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Database Search ◽  
Search Results

scholarly journals A Heuristic Method for Assigning a False-discovery Rate for Protein Identifications from Mascot Database Search Results

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 762-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Brent Weatherly ◽  
James A. Atwood ◽  
Todd A. Minning ◽  
Cameron Cavola ◽  
Rick L. Tarleton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
False Discovery Rate ◽  
Heuristic Method ◽  
Database Search ◽  
Search Results ◽  
False Discovery

scholarly journals ATTITUDES TOWARDS OLDER PEOPLE IN CROATIAN AND SLOVENIAN NURSING STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jurica Veronek ◽  
Maja Bajs Janović ◽  
Špiro Janović ◽  
Hrvoje Barić ◽  
Joca Zurc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Old Age ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Nursing Curricula

Background: Croatia and Slovenia are neighboring countries with marked differences in high school and undergraduate nursing curricula. The aim was to assess and compare attitudes toward the elderly among undergraduate nursing students in Croatia and Slovenia and identify factors associated with positive/negative attitudes.Subjects and methods: This was a cross-sectional survey conducted between September, 2017 and July, 2018 among undergraduate nursing students at five higher education institutions: three in Slovenia and two in Croatia. The following data were gathered: age, sex, year of study, previous education, employment status, previous education in gerontolgy, desired professional role after graduating, previous experience with the elderly. Kogan`s Attitude Towards Old People Scale (KATOPS) score was the primary outcome measure. Pairwise comparisons were conducted between Croatian and Slovenian students. KATOPS score was dichotomized with values above the 3rd quartile considered excellent - the dichotomized score was used as the dependent variable in a binary logistic regression model.Results: Overall, 825 students completed the questionnaire, 85.5% were women, 417 from Slovenia, 408 from Croatia, and 80% were under 22 years of age (80%). The average score on the KATOPS was 127.4, 95% CI 126.6-128.2. Variables associated with excellent scores on the KATOPS, based on the binary regression were: studying in Slovenia (OR=2.05, 95% CI 1.39-3.03), age group 28-32 years (OR=3.9, 95% CI 1.53-9.98); previous education gerontic nursing (OR=2.45, 95% CI 1.34-4.47), and full-time study (OR=2.12, 95% CI 1.38-3.55). Variables not associated with excellent scores were: being married (OR=0.44, 95% CI 0.22- 0.92) and having previous experience in working with the elderly (OR=0.5, 95% CI 0.3-0.86). Conclusion: Attitudes toward old age are mildly positive in Slovenian and Croatian nursing students. Slovenian students have significantly more positive attitudes toward old age and these differences are most probably due to marked differences in undergraduate nursing curricula between the two countries.

scholarly journals Qscore: An algorithm for evaluating SEQUEST database search results

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 378-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger E. Moore ◽  
Mary K. Young ◽  
Terry D. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Database Search ◽  
Search Results

scholarly journals The nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in the UK and similar coastal waters: a systematic map

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethan C. O’Leary ◽  
Joshua P. Copping ◽  
Nibedita Mukherjee ◽  
Sandra L. Dorning ◽  
Bryce D. Stewart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Full Text ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Systematic Map ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Principal Evaluations ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Spatial Management ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Background Anthropogenic degradation of marine ecosystems is widely accepted as a major social-ecological problem. The growing urgency to manage marine ecosystems more effectively has led to increasing application of spatial management measures (marine protected areas [MPAs], sectoral [e.g. fishery] closures and marine spatial planning [marine plans]). Understanding the methodologies used to evaluate the effectiveness of these measures against social, economic, and ecological outcomes is key for designing effective monitoring and evaluation programmes. Methods We used a pre-defined and tested search string focusing on intervention and outcome terms to search for relevant studies across four bibliographic databases, Google Scholar, 39 organisational websites, and one specialist data repository. Searches were conducted in English and restricted to the period 2009 to 2019 to align with current UK marine policy contexts. Relevant studies were restricted to UK-relevant coastal countries, as identified by key stakeholders. Search results were screened for relevance against pre-defined eligibility criteria first at title and abstract level, and then at full text. Articles assessed as not relevant at full text were recorded with reasons for exclusion. Two systematic map databases of meta-data and coded data from relevant primary and secondary studies, respectively, were produced. Review findings Over 19,500 search results were identified, resulting in 391 relevant primary articles, 33 secondary articles and 49 tertiary reviews. Relevant primary articles evaluated spatial management measures across a total of 22 social, economic and ecological outcomes; only 2.8% considered all three disciplines, with most focused exclusively on ecological (67.8%) or social (13.3%) evaluations. Secondary articles predominately focused on ecological evaluations (75.8%). The majority of the primary and secondary evidence base aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of MPAs (85.7% and 90.9% respectively), followed by fisheries closures (12.5%; 3.0%) with only 1.8% of primary, and 6.1% of secondary, articles focused on marine plans or on MPAs and fisheries closures combined. Most evaluations reported within primary articles were conducted for a single site (60.4%) or multiple individual sites (32.5%), with few evaluating networks of sites (6.9%). Secondary articles mostly evaluated multiple individual sites (93.9%). Most (70.3%) primary articles conducted principal evaluations, i.e. basic description of effects; 29.4% explored causation; and 0.3% undertook benefit evaluations. Secondary articles predominately explored causation (66.7%) with the remainder conducting principal evaluations. Australia (27.4%), the USA (18.4%) and the UK (11.3%) were most frequently studied by primary articles, with secondary articles reporting mostly global (66.7%) or European (18.2%) syntheses. Conclusions The systematic map reveals substantial bodies of evidence relating to methods of evaluating MPAs against ecological outcomes. However, key knowledge gaps include evaluation across social and economic outcomes and of overall merit and/or worth (benefit evaluation), as well as of: marine plans; networks of sites; real-time, temporary or seasonal closures; spatial management within offshore waters, and lagoon or estuary environments. Although the evidence base has grown over the past two decades, information to develop comprehensive evaluation frameworks remains insufficient. Greater understanding on how to evaluate the effectiveness of spatial management measures is required to support improved management of global ocean resources and spaces.

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