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Kim, Jang, Chung, Choi, Ryu, and Park: An Example of Systematic Searching for Guidelines to Prevent Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections - Part I: Using the PubMed Database
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2014; 20(1): 128-143.

Published online: 29 January 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2014.20.1.128

An Example of Systematic Searching for Guidelines to Prevent Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections - Part I: Using the PubMed Database

Yun-Hee Kim1, Keum-Seong Jang2, Kyung-Hee Chung3, Ja-Yun Choi2, Se-Ang Ryu4, Hyunyoung Park5

1Department of Nursing, Dongshin University, Korea.

2College of Nursing, Chonnam National University · Chonnam Research Institute of Nursing Science, Korea.

3Department of Nursing, Nambu University, Korea.

4Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Korea.

5Department of Nursing, Honam University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Park, Hyunyoung. Department of Nursing, Honam University, 417 Eodeung-daero, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju 506-714, Korea. Tel: +82-62-940-5538, Fax: +82-62-940-5068, hypark@honam.ac.kr

Received 30 November 2013       Revised 4 January 2014       Accepted 5 January 2014

Copyright © 2014 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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Abstract

Purpose

Effective literature searching is essential to support evidence-based nursing. The aim of this study was to present our recent systematic search experience to identify guidelines in PubMed for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

Methods

Five approaches to the literature search via PubMed were employed. The searches were restricted to items published from 1980 to 2010, for patients admitted to hospital, and in the English language. The search results were compared using the number of records and relevant items, and the sensitivity and precision of each search strategy.

Results

The individual approaches retrieved 19-141 of records and 3-6 of relevant items. Sensitivity ranged from 37.5% to 75.0% with the highest values for simple searches and a search combining MeSH terms and free textwords with a methodological search filter. Precision varied from 4.3% to 21.7% and the highest precision was found for MeSH terms with limits feature.

Conclusion

The simple search in PubMed is an appropriate way for nurses in a busy clinical practice to search the literature for evidence. However, several approaches using MeSH terms, free textwords, limits feature or methodological search filters are also required to have more efficient and better informed search results.

Keywords: Evidence-based nursing, PubMed, Guidelines, Urinary catheterization, Urinary tract infections

Figures and Tables

Figure 1
Example of identifying MeSH terms in PubMed.
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Figure 2
Example of searching method using PubMed Clinical Queries feature.
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Figure 3
Example of simple searching method in PubMed.
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Table 1
PubMed Searching Strategy using MeSH Terms and Limits Feature
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Table 2
PubMed Searching Strategy using MeSH Terms, Free Textwords and Limits Feature
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Table 3
PubMed Searching Strategy using MeSH Terms, Free Textwords and Methodological Search Filters
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Table 4
Comparisons of Search Results in PubMed
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WOCN=Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society.

*WOCN guideline including Parker, Callan, Harwood, Thompson, Webb, et al. (2009), Willson et al. (2009), & Parker, Callan, Harwood, Thompson, Wilde, et al. (2009).

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