Health care settings filters: 

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Inclusion of a search filter on this site is not an endorsement of its validity or a recommendation for its use by the editors of this site, by the InterTASC Information Specialists SubGroup or by the (UK) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). For suggestions on the appraisal of filters see the ISSG Search Filter Appraisal Checklist.

This page shows publications that have reviewed search filter performance and individual search filters.

Please note that other filter sites/filter collections may have relevant filters for this topic.

Publications that review search filter performance

Sladek R, Tieman J, Fazekas BS, Abernethy AP, Currow DC. Development of a subject search filter to find information relevant to palliative care in the general medical literature. J Med Libr Assoc. 2006;94(4):394-401. [Ovid]

Individual search filters


Database indexing changes over time and new vocabulary may be introduced.  With older filters, please check the subject indexing to ensure that the subject indexing is still current and, if not, consider whether new vocabulary may need to be added to the filter. Please note that if filters are amended, the performance may change from that published in the original articles and the filter should be reported as amended from the original filter.

CINAHL

Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, has published filters for the following settings:

Campbell, Sandy. Filter to Retrieve Telehealth Articles in the EBSCO CINAHL Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev. August 9, 2021. [EBSCO]

Library and Knowledge Service for NHS Ambulance Services in England. 

Rietjens JA, Bramer WM, Geijteman EC, van der Heide A, Oldenmenger WH. Development and validation of search filters to find articles on palliative care in bibliographic databases. Palliat Med. 2019;33(4):470-474. 

Cochrane Library

Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, has published filters for the following settings:

Burgess S, Smith E, Piper S, Archer F. The development of an updated prehospital search filter for the Cochrane Library: Prehospital Search Filter Version 2.0. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine [Internet]. 2010;8(4). 

Pols DH;  Bramer WM;  Bindels PJ;  van de Laar FA;  Bohnen AM. Development and validation of search filters to identify articles on family medicine in online medical databases. Ann Fam Med. 2015;  13(4):364-6.

Rietjens JA, Bramer WM, Geijteman EC, van der Heide A, Oldenmenger WH. Development and validation of search filters to find articles on palliative care in bibliographic databases. Palliat Med. 2019;33(4):470-474. 

Embase

Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, has published filters for the following settings:

Campbell, SM. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Remote Consultation and Care from the OVID EMBASE Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev. August 9, 2021. 

Library and Knowledge Service for NHS Ambulance Services in England. 

Pols DH;  Bramer WM;  Bindels PJ;  van de Laar FA;  Bohnen AM. Development and validation of search filters to identify articles on family medicine in online medical databases. Ann Fam Med. 2015;  13(4):364-6. [Ovid, Embase.com]

Rietjens JA, Bramer WM, Geijteman EC, van der Heide A, Oldenmenger WH. Development and validation of search filters to find articles on palliative care in bibliographic databases. Palliat Med. 2019;33(4):470-474. 

EMCARE

Library and Knowledge Service for NHS Ambulance Services in England. 

MEDLINE

Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, has published filters for the following settings:

Campbell, SM. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Remote Consultation and Care from the OVID Medline Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev. August 9, 2021. [Ovid]

End of Life Directions for Aged Care service have commisioned the following filters from Flinders Filters 

Flinders University. Primary Health Care Research and Information Services (Searches can be launched from the Flinders site)

Library and Knowledge Service for NHS Ambulance Services in England. 

Damarell RA, Lewis S, Trenerry C, Tieman JJ. Integrated Care Search: development and validation of a PubMed search filter for retrieving the integrated care research evidence. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020;20(1):12. [PubMed]

Rietjens JA, Bramer WM, Geijteman EC, van der Heide A, Oldenmenger WH. Development and validation of search filters to find articles on palliative care in bibliographic databases. Palliat Med. 2019;33(4):470-474.  [Ovid, PubMed]


Olaussen A, Semple W, Oteir A, Todd P, Williams B. Paramedic literature search filters: optimised for clinicians and academics. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2017;17(1):146.  [Ovid]

Pols DH;  Bramer WM;  Bindels PJ;  van de Laar FA;  Bohnen AM. Development and validation of search filters to identify articles on family medicine in online medical databases. Ann Fam Med. 2015;  13(4):364-6. [Ovid, PubMed]

Brown L, Carne A, Bywood P, McIntyre E, Damarell R, Lawrence M, Tieman J. Facilitating access to evidence: Primary Health Care Search Filter. Health Info Libr J. 2014;31(4):293-302.  [PubMed]

Gill P, Roberts N, Wang K, Heneghan C. Development of a search filter for identifying studies completed in primary care. Fam Pract. 2014;31:739-45 [Ovid]

Sladek R, Tieman J, Fazekas BS, Abernethy AP, Currow DC. Development of a subject search filter to find information relevant to palliative care in the general medical literature. J Med Libr Assoc. 2006;94(4):394-401. [Ovid]

PsycINFO

Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, has published filters for the following settings:

Campbell, SM. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Remote Consultation and Care from the OVID PsycINFO Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev. August 9, 2021. [Ovid]

Rietjens JA, Bramer WM, Geijteman EC, van der Heide A, Oldenmenger WH. Development and validation of search filters to find articles on palliative care in bibliographic databases. Palliat Med. 2019;33(4):470-474.  

Scopus

Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, has published filters for the following settings: