Discussion: Searching Databases

When you decide to purchase a new car, you first decide what is important to you. If mileage and dependability are the important factors, you will search for data focused more on these factors and less on color options and sound systems.

The same holds true when searching for research evidence to guide your clinical inquiry and professional decisions. Developing a formula for an answerable, researchable question that addresses your need will make the search process much more effective. One such formula is the PICO(T) format.

In this Discussion, you will transform a clinical inquiry into a searchable question in PICO(T) format, so you can search the electronic databases more effectively and efficiently. You will share this PICO(T) question and examine strategies you might use to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question.

To Prepare: 1 page only with at 3 references

• Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.
• Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources.
• Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least two different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment, select original research articles.
• Review the Resources for guidance and develop a PICO(T) question of interest to you for further study. It is suggested that an Intervention-type PICOT question be developed as these seem to work best for this course. 

By Day 3 of Week 4

Post a brief description of your clinical issue of interest. This clinical issue will remain the same for the entire course and will be the basis for the development of your PICOT question. Describe your search results in terms of the number of articles returned on original research and how this changed as you added search terms using your Boolean operators. Finally, explain strategies you might make to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question. Be specific and provide examples.

Read and watch the lecture resources & materials below early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

(Note: The citations below are provided for your research convenience. You should always cross reference the current APA guide for correct styling of citations and references in your academic work.)

Read

• Partridge, C. (2018).
  • pp. 104-131 (Part VII Kindle edition)
• Judaism.pptx 

Supplemental Materials & Resources

Feel free to watch these videos to supplement your reading of the Partridge text. These are not to take the place of reading.

• Overview of Early Judaism (8:25)
  Khan Academy. (2017, February 9). Overview of early Judaism Part 1 | World history | Khan Academy [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/cP-fdixB1Zc
  Overview of early Judaism Part 1 | World history | Khan Academy (Links to an external site.)
• Judaism in Brief (6:11)
  HarvardX. (2017, April 19). Judaism in brief [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/2sOzmBAaCHA
  Judaism in brief (Links to an external site.)
• The Messiah (4:44)
  Hazony, Y. (2018, June 6). The Messiah | Morgan Freeman and Yoram Hazony [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/4Jb9VrqmE00
  The Messiah | Morgan Freeman and Yoram Hazony (Links to an external site.) 

Read section on Judaism and answer one of the questions at the end or one of the following bonus questions. (Be sure to indicate which question you are answering.)

Bonus Questions:

1. Describe some of the key differences between Judaism and Christianity.
2. What is the Jewish view of the afterlife and how does this differ from Christianity?
3. What connections can you draw between the Jewish Passover and Christian celebration of the Last Supper?

Submission Instructions:

• Your response must be at least one substantive paragraph and must demonstrate evidence of reading. formatted and cited in current APA style.