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GC-621/GC-691 Capstone Courses

Welcome (and How to Use this Guide)

The Bellack Library is here to support you throughout your entire capstone process from development to execution. On this guide, we have compiled the best of the library's resources, as well as other external sources and tools, that will help you create a top notch capstone project. I recommend bookmarking this page so that you can refer to it when necessary.

This first page has the materials for our in class sessions. I have also linked the e-textbook for your capstone course and an infographic that explains how the library can support you and your project.

Evidence Based Practice Part I: Searching

Demo Search

Copy and paste this search string into PubMed's search box to follow along:

(“Inherited genetic condition” OR "Huntington disease" OR “Lynch syndrome” OR “Myotonic dystrophy” OR “Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy” OR “Congenital adrenal hyperplasia” OR BRCA OR “Hereditary cancer”)
AND (Intervention OR Therapy OR Counseling OR Psycho-educational OR “Multi-family discussion groups” OR MFDG* OR Facilitat* OR Telephone) AND (“Family communication” OR “Family functioning” OR “Family outcomes”)

 

Evidence Based Practice Part 2: Selecting and Appraising Evidence

Demo Search

Copy and paste this search string into PubMed's search box to follow along:

(“Inherited genetic condition” OR “Huntington disease” OR “Huntington’s” OR “Lynch syndrome” OR “Myotonic dystrophy” OR “Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy” OR “Congenital adrenal hyperplasia” OR BRCA OR “Hereditary cancer” OR "Genetic Diseases, Inborn"[Mesh]) AND (Intervention OR Therapy OR Counseling OR Psycho-educational OR “Multi-family discussion groups” OR MFDG* OR Facilitate OR Telephone OR "Genetic Counseling"[Mesh] OR "Counseling"[Mesh] OR "Psychotherapy"[Mesh]) AND (“Family communication” OR “Family functioning” OR “Family outcomes” OR ("Communication"[Mesh] AND ("Family Relations"[Mesh] OR "Family"[Mesh] OR "Professional-Family Relations"[Mesh])))

Advanced Searching and Research Skills

Demo Search

Copy and paste this search string into PubMed's search box to follow along:

(“Genetic Counseling” OR “Genetic testing” OR "Risk assessment") AND (Participat* OR Utiliz* OR Underutiliz* OR “Screening behavior”) AND (Factors OR Supports OR Facilitators OR Barriers OR Knowledge OR Education OR Awareness OR Experience) AND (“Breast Cancer” OR BRCA OR “Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer” OR HBOC)