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Searching for Instruments
- APA PsycTestsAPA PsycTests contains access to unpublished (not commercially available) psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments. Each record contains reliability and validity, scope, implementation, and an overview when available. Most records also contain the full text of the instrument.
- Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in PrintMental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print contains reviews of over 3,000 commercially available, English language testing instruments. Reviews contain information about the reliability, validity, and publication details of the testing instruments. A score index that allows users to easily identify what is being measured in individual tests and bibliographic information is also included. Testing instruments fall into many categories such as psychological tests, career inventories, intelligence and aptitude, and personality. There are no full text testing instruments in this database.
- Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)The Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) database provides information about approximately 15,000 measurement instruments. The full text instruments are NOT included in HaPI. Instead this database is used to discover instruments on a topic, track the history of an instrument over time, and find publisher information.
- HHS Measures InventoryA repository of measures in use or in development by the agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for quality measurement, improvement, and reporting.
- Rand Health SurveysRAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that conducts research and analysis. Their mission is to improve health and health care around the world. Survey tools available at no charge.
- World Health Survey InstrumentsWHO staff work with governments and other partners in 150 countries to reach the highest attainable level of health for all people.
Find Journal Articles & Information
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text
The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature is the definitive research tool for nursing and allied health journals. CINAHL coverage dates back to 1982. - MEDLINE with Full Text
This database provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more with full-text content available for over 1450 titles and indexing dating back to the 1950's. It is a necessary resource to search when doing research in any of the health sciences. - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Considered the highest level of evidence; this resource is a must-search for health topics. - Trip Database - Clinical Search Engine
- The TRIP Database is a clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice.
- TOXNET
National Library of Medicine's databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases. - Ovid Nursing Journals Full Text
Journals range in scope from general nursing to specializations, such as emergency and dermatology nursing. All titles are indexed in CINAHL. - Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database
Includes Systematic Reviews, Evidence Summaries, and Best Practice Information Sheets. - Science Direct
This is a collection of full text journals with content in the sciences including medicine, nursing and allied health. - Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
Includes reports published in conference proceedings and in many other sources not currently listed in MEDLINE or other bibliographic databases. This index of controlled trials and other healthcare interventions serves as the best available resource for those preparing and maintaining systematic reviews or searching for trials. - Cochrane Methodology Register
The register indexes studies relevant to the methods of systematic reviews of healthcare and social interventions. This database includes journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, conference abstracts and reports of ongoing methodological research.