Tips, Tools and Tutorials from the D'Youville Library
Research instruments are used to collect, measure and analyze data. They are often used for research in the health sciences. You may be searching for an instrument to use for an upcoming research project but are unsure which one to use.
One way to learn more about research instruments is to use the CINAHL database. It contains short fact sheets for many research instruments.
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Exploring examples of how others do research is part of the literature review process. One of the key features that students are often looking for are examples of the measurement tools used in the published medical literature.
Trying to search these sources by research instrument is not easy in most databases. It is even harder if you don’t have a specific research instrument in mind and want to explore what options might be available. The CINAHL database can help you quickly identify and find articles by research instrument used with the CINAHL Subject Heading tool.
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