Shlonsky, A., & Gibbs, L. (2004). Will the real evidence-based practice please stand up? Teaching the process of evidence-based practice to the helping professions. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 4(2), 137-153. doi: 10.1093/brief-treatment/mhh011
Tools for Study Design & Analysis
- RCT YesA free software tool that allows you to easily analyze data and report results on the effectiveness of programs in your context.
- PowerUpPower Analysis to Detect the Main Effects, uses R
- TRIP: Evidence Map (beta)Evidence mapping system
Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analysis
- APA PsycInfoLocate psychological and behavioral literature within this comprehensive database.
Use Methodology filter to search for Systematic Review, or Treatment Outcome/Clinical Trial
Use Thesaurus (subject terms) to search for evidence based practice, Best practices, or Clinical trials - PubMed PlusNational Library of Medicine's index of health and medical literature.
Use Article Types to filter for systematic reviews
Use MeSH search for Evidence-Based Practice - CINAHL/ NursingAuthoritative coverage of nursing and allied health literature.
Use the Publication Type filter to search for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses
Use Subject Heading search for - Professional Practice, Evidence-Based> Social Work Practice - EMBASEA go-to for biomedical research including some literature that overlaps with clinical social work.
Use EBM filter to search for systematic review, meta analysis, and clinical trials - Cochrane LibraryCollection of systematic reviews on health interventions and evidence-based medicine publications
- Campbell CollaborationA nonprofit providing systematic reviews on interventions in the social, behavioral, and educational areas.
- Agency for Healthcare and Research & Quality (AHRQ)Locate evidence based practice reports from AHRQ a site supported by the US Dept of Health and Human Services. The topics focus on costly medical conditions and new health care technologies
- SAMHSA Evidence-Based Practices Resource CenterThe US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides this collection of scientifically-based resources for a range of audiences. Topics include: Opioid-Specific Resources; Substance Use Prevention; Substance Use Treatment and Recovery; Mental Health
- The EPPI Centre: PublicationsThe EPPI-Centre conducts systematic reviews and primary research across topic areas such as Education, including Initial Teacher Education (ITE), Health Promotion and Public Health, as well as social welfare and international development.
- Trip: Turning Research into PracticeA search aggregate, combining searches for evidence-based literature across 60 different databases
- Department of Education: What Works ClearinghouseReviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education
- Department of Justice: Model Programs GuideContains information about evidence-based juvenile justice and youth prevention, intervention, and reentry programs
- ProsperoAn international database of prospectively registered systematic reviews in health and social care, welfare, public health, education, crime, justice, and international development, where there is a health related outcome.
Additional Databases for EBP
- Social Services AbstractsUse Evidence Based Practice as a descriptor (de="evidence based practice") to locate relevant articles.
- Web of ScienceSearch among top ranked multidisciplinary journals to locate a range of evidence-based studies
- ScopusIndexes most peer reviewed journals in science, technology, and medicine, and many in the social sciences, arts, and humanities
Recommended Links
- Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice (EBBP): Links to Searching for EvidenceUse this page to find recommended links for evidence, synthesized evidence, primary research literature, guidelines and empirically supported practices
- Social Work Policy Institute: Evidence-Based Practice LinksLinks to registries and databases for evidence-based practice resources
- Evidence-Based Practice for the Helping ProfessionsPresents a guide for setting up your evidence-based search with the help of the MOLES model (Methodology Oriented Locators for Evidence Searching)
