Locating Articles About Specific Tests
lf you are searching for a specific test or measure, you can always search for the name of that test in the keywords field in any database, but a few databases have built in features to help you quickly find articles that use or are about your test of interest.
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
To locate articles discussing a test:
- Click the All Fields box to reveal the drop-down menu.
- Select "IN Instrumentation" from the "Select a Field" drop-down menu.
- Type in the name of the instrument you're looking for with quotes around it (for example, "Beck Depression Inventory").
- Click the blue Search button.
To locate articles discussing a test, make sure you're in Advanced Search. If you're in Basic Search, click the Advanced Search tab. Then, type in the name of the test you're looking for then add .tm to the end (no space). You can use a partial phrase (Beck for Beck Depression Inventory, e.g.) or the full phrase. For full phrases, put the word in parentheses like so: (Beck Depression Inventory).tm
