Evidence-Based Practice Project
Search Method Example
Search Method
A comprehensive electronic search was completed using the following databases:
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
National Guideline Clearinghouse
CINAHL
Ovid
Medline
The search included English-only published articles between 1990 and 2005.
Key words used in the search were:
Pediatric asthma education
Self-management
Self-monitoring
Grade school children
Randomized controlled trials
Search results revealed 75 publications. The abstracts were screened and 10 studies were relevant to pediatric asthma education involving self-management, self-monitoring behaviors, self-efficacy, and educational programs with various interventions. These studies included three systematic reviews, five randomized control trials (RCT), one cohort descriptive study, and one qualitative study. Refer to Appendix A for a complete reference list.