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About the Public Search Function Using the Public Search Function |
About the Public Search function
The Public Search function of this Rural eHealth database was designed to offer the same search form and many of the same capabilities as the more feature-rich Advanced Search to more occasional visitors who may not wish to create an account.
To Top of SectionUsing the Public Search function
Available Search Fields:
The Keyword Search:
Utilize as you would the keyword search in any other evidence database. The keyword search will allows for simultaneous searching through all fields that the articles have been coded by. Boolean operators are not understood by the system. Terms added to the keyword search are understood to be separated by OR operators. Only the spellings utilized by our team in the encoding of the articles are understood by this field. Exact matches (i.e. exactly matched article titles) will return single results. To ensure all pertinent results are presented, try both synonyms and alternate spellings in the keyword search. Please see the “Refining or Expanding Your Search” section for more search tips.
To Top of SectionReveal the following filters by pressing the “Show/Hide Filters” button, beneath the keyword search
*Viewing of basic and advanced filters may be toggled by pressing the “Toggle Basic and Advanced Filters” button. While only one set of filters may be viewed at one time, basic and advanced filters may be used simultaneously and toggled between at will as filter selections are saved.
Basic Filters:
Exclusion Terms: Utilize this field to narrow search results. Terms placed here will be excluded. For optimal functionality do not utilize full sentences and limit terms entered to nouns, verbs and adjectives. Avoid determiners, conjunctions and prepositions, as they may be found in any entry.
Abstract-Only Search: Utilize this search field to search for results of interest only within the abstracts of articles.
Results After and Including: Allows for results to be filtered by year published. Results will include the year that is selected in this field and newer.
Results Before and Including: Allows for results to be filtered by year published. Results will include the year that is selected in this field and older. When used in conjunction with the “Results no older than” field, search results may be narrowed to a specific time frame, or even a specific year, if the same selection is made in both fields.
Country: Select from a drop-down list of countries included in this database.
Province, Territory, or State: Select from a cascading drop-down menu of available provinces/territories/states based on your selection of country above.
Community: Select from a cascading drop-down menu of available communities/regions based on your selection of province, territory, or state above.
Success of Intervention: Allows for professionals and practitioners to filter results by the success of the intervention explored. This feature is specifically designed to facilitate efficient and facile research for evidence-based practice
To Top of SectionAdvanced Filters:
RDID: Utilize this field to paste the unique Rural Data Identification code (assigned to each article in the database) for facile retrieval of individual articles of interest. This field necessitates an exact match of article code – partial codes will not yield results. One may only search for a single article at a time with this field.
Impact Domains: Select one or more of 5 separate “impact domains”. This impact framework was initially developed with health/care system managers in mind to assist with post-pandemic health system design. More information about each impact domain will be added in the near future.
User-Level Benefits: Papers that mention specific user-level benefits to with respect to effective eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 8 separate user-level benefits to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
User-Level Drawbacks: Papers that mention specific user-level drawbacks with respect to eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 3 separate user-level drawbacks to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
Community-Level Positives: Papers that mention specific community-level positives associated with effective implementation of eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 4 separate community-level positives to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
Community-Level Negatives: Papers that mention specific community-level negatives derived from the implementation of eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 2 separate community-level negatives to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
System-Level Facilitators: Papers that mention specific system-level facilitators of effective implementation of eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 3 separate system-level facilitators to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
System-Level Barriers: Papers that mention specific system-level barriers to effective implementation of eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 4 separate system-level barriers to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
Experimental Design: Allows for selection between qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies to be viewed in your results.
Perceptions of Intervention/Technology: Allows for results to be sorted by the attitudes towards the intervention that were expressed by and in the papers.
Gender: Allows for filtering of results by gender of study participants.
Age: Allows for filtering of results by age of study participants.
Indigenous: Allows for filtering of results by Indigenous identity of study participants and by Indigenous perspectives offered.
Pilot Status: Allows for filtering of results by their pilot study status. Pilots, trials and other studies of similar nature may be selected in or out using this search function.
Intervention: Allows for searching by specific eHealth interventions of interest.
Field: Allows for searching by medical field of interest.
Technology: Allows for searching by specific eHealth technologies of interest.
Patient or Provider Perspective: Allows for papers to be filtered by the perspective that they provide (patient, provider, or both).
To Top of SectionSearch Logic:
- All search fields are related via an AND operator.
- Terms added to the Keyword Search are understood to be separated by an OR operator.
- Input Boolean operators are not understood by text fields.
- Blank fields are ignored in the search.
- Upon selection of “Any” in a drop-down field, results will not be filtered by that criterion.
- All selections are inclusionary – hence, making a selection will include, not exclude, articles that fall under the filter field selected.
- Multi-select boxes may either be left blank, or have all options selected for the field to be ignored in the search.
- Exact matches return single results.
Map Function: (coming soon)
Utilize the “Map” button to visualize the community/communities/regions in which the study was conducted.
To Top of SectionExporting Search Results:
Search results may be exported as an excel (.XML) file, or as a comma separated value file (.CSV) for personal use, by clicking the “Download All Matching Data” button to the top left of the search results table. All of the fields visible on the “details” page of each article in the results table will be exported, and users are unable to remove search results or select which fields are exported. Such actions will have to be performed in the exported spreadsheet upon download. This lack of direct user-modifiability of search results is the key drawback to the Public Search function.
To Top of SectionRefining or Expanding Your Search:
Search results may be refined or expanded simply by clicking the “search again” button, located in the top left corner, next to the data export button. All entered search terms and filter selections will remain in the search form upon return, so they may easily be modified to suit the results required. Utilization of the search filters is highly recommended. Including broader terms in keyword searches and broadening or eliminating dropdown fields from the search are modes of search expansion. Searches may be refined by narrowing or adding dropdown fields to the search. Utilization of the Exclusion Terms field is highly recommended for refinement of results. If desired, the contents of the entire database may be viewed simultaneously by pressing the search button with blank search fields. Only the spellings utilized by our team in the encoding of the articles are understood by this field. To ensure all pertinent results are presented, utilize both synonyms and alternate spellings in the keyword search.
To Top of SectionNo Results?
As this is currently a comparatively small evidence database, it is entirely possible that no results are derived from a search. Should this occur, broaden your search, for example, using techniques outlined in the “Refining or Expanding Your Search” section, above. It is also possible that the information you are looking for has recently been added to the Advanced Search database and that the Public Search database has not yet reached the refresh time in its update cycle. If you suspect that this is the case, check back frequently, or create an account and explore the Advanced Search database, which is updated live.
To Top of SectionThe Advanced Search:
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About the Advanced Search Function Using the Advanced Search Function |
About the Advanced Search function
The Advanced Search function of this Rural eHealth database was designed to offer the utmost in search customization to permit advanced, tailored narrowing of search results for those with the intentions of intuitively researching specific topics, and keeping close track of results of interest.
To Top of SectionUsing the Advanced Search function
Available Search Fields:
The Keyword Search:
Utilize as you would the keyword search in any other evidence database. The keyword search will allows for simultaneous searching through all fields that the articles have been coded by. Boolean operators are not understood by the system. Terms added to the keyword search are understood to be separated by OR operators. Only the spellings utilized by our team in the encoding of the articles are understood by this field. Exact matches (i.e. exactly matched article titles) will return single results. To ensure all pertinent results are presented, try both synonyms and alternate spellings in the keyword search. Please see the “Refining or Expanding Your Search” section for more search tips.
To Top of SectionReveal the following filters by pressing the “Show/Hide Filters” button, beneath the keyword search
*Viewing of basic and advanced filters may be toggled by pressing the “Toggle Basic and Advanced Filters” button. While only one set of filters may be viewed at one time, basic and advanced filters may be used simultaneously and toggled between at will as filter selections are saved.
Basic Filters:
Exclusion Terms: Utilize this field to narrow search results. Terms placed here will be excluded. For optimal functionality do not utilize full sentences and limit terms entered to nouns, verbs and adjectives. Avoid determiners, conjunctions and prepositions, as they may be found in any entry.
Abstract-Only Search: Utilize this search field to search for results of interest only within the abstracts of articles.
Results After and Including: Allows for results to be filtered by year published. Results will include the year that is selected in this field and newer.
Results Before and Including: Allows for results to be filtered by year published. Results will include the year that is selected in this field and older. When used in conjunction with the “Results no older than” field, search results may be narrowed to a specific time frame, or even a specific year, if the same selection is made in both fields.
Country: Select from a drop-down list of countries included in this database.
Province, Territory, or State: Select from a cascading drop-down menu of available provinces/territories/states based on your selection of country above.
Community: Select from a cascading drop-down menu of available communities/regions based on your selection of province, territory, or state above.
Success of Intervention: Allows for professionals and practitioners to filter results by the success of the intervention explored. This feature is specifically designed to facilitate efficient and facile research for evidence-based practice
To Top of SectionAdvanced Filters:
RDID: Utilize this field to paste the unique Rural Data Identification code (assigned to each article in the database) for facile retrieval of individual articles of interest. This field necessitates an exact match of article code – partial codes will not yield results. One may only search for a single article at a time with this field.
Impact Domains: Select one or more of 5 separate “impact domains”. This impact framework was initially developed with health/care system managers in mind to assist with post-pandemic health system design. More information about each impact domain will be added in the near future.
User-Level Benefits: Papers that mention specific user-level benefits to with respect to effective eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 8 separate user-level benefits to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
User-Level Drawbacks: Papers that mention specific user-level drawbacks with respect to eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 3 separate user-level drawbacks to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
Community-Level Positives: Papers that mention specific community-level positives associated with effective implementation of eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 4 separate community-level positives to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
Community-Level Negatives: Papers that mention specific community-level negatives derived from the implementation of eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 2 separate community-level negatives to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
System-Level Facilitators: Papers that mention specific system-level facilitators of effective implementation of eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 3 separate system-level facilitators to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
System-Level Barriers: Papers that mention specific system-level barriers to effective implementation of eHealth services may be filtered using this function. Select one or more of 4 separate system-level barriers to explore them deeper in the context of different eHealth interventions that have been found to present them.
Experimental Design: Allows for selection between qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies to be viewed in your results.
Perceptions of Intervention/Technology: Allows for results to be sorted by the attitudes towards the intervention that were expressed by and in the papers.
Gender: Allows for filtering of results by gender of study participants.
Age: Allows for filtering of results by age of study participants.
Indigenous: Allows for filtering of results by Indigenous identity of study participants and by Indigenous perspectives offered.
Pilot Status: Allows for filtering of results by their pilot study status. Pilots, trials and other studies of similar nature may be selected in or out using this search function.
Intervention: Allows for searching by specific eHealth interventions of interest.
Field: Allows for searching by medical field of interest.
Technology: Allows for searching by specific eHealth technologies of interest.
Patient or Provider Perspective: Allows for papers to be filtered by the perspective that they provide (patient, provider, or both).
To Top of SectionSearch Logic:
- All search fields are related via an AND operator.
- Terms added to the Keyword Search are understood to be separated by an OR operator.
- Input Boolean operators are not understood by text fields.
- Blank fields are ignored in the search.
- Upon selection of “Any” in a drop-down field, results will not be filtered by that criterion.
- All selections are inclusionary – hence, making a selection will include, not exclude, articles that fall under the filter field selected.
- Multi-select boxes may either be left blank, or have all options selected for the field to be ignored in the search.
- Exact matches return single results.
Map Function: (coming soon)
Utilize the “Map” button to visualize the community/communities/regions in which the study was conducted.
To Top of SectionSaving Search Results:
Search results may be saved to a personal account table, viewable upon selection of the “My Account” tab, seen here. To do this, simply click on an article of interest in the results page of the search to view its details. Upon scrolling to the bottom of the details page, one may find a button that reads “Add Article to List”. Press this button and wait for the confirmation to appear on your screen. Press the “Confirm Addition to List” button beneath the confirmation message to add the article to your personal account.
To Top of SectionModifying Saved Search Results:
Search results may be modified once they have been added to your personal list. Coder notes and general study findings may be modified for personal use by simply making use of the text fields included on the details page of any saved articles. Any modifications made here will only be visible to you, and will be included in the exported file, if results are downloaded.
To Top of SectionExporting Search Results:
Search results may either be exported in bulk as an excel (.XML) file, or as a comma separated value file (.CSV) for personal use, by clicking the “Download All Matching Entries” button to the top left of the search results table. All of the fields visible on the “details” page of each article in the results table will be exported. To export selective entries, add the articles of interest to your account, per above, and press the “Download Saved Articles” button.
To Top of SectionRefining or Expanding Your Search:
Search results may be refined or expanded simply by clicking the “search again” button, located in the top left corner, next to the bulk export button. All entered search terms and filter selections will remain in the search form upon return, so they may easily be modified to suit the results required. Utilization of the search filters is highly recommended. Including broader terms in keyword searches and broadening or eliminating dropdown fields from the search are modes of search expansion. Searches may be refined by narrowing or adding dropdown fields to the search. Utilization of the Exclusion Terms field is highly recommended for refinement of results. If desired, the contents of the entire database may be viewed simultaneously by pressing the search button with blank search fields. Only the spellings utilized by our team in the encoding of the articles are understood by this field. To ensure all pertinent results are presented, utilize both synonyms and alternate spellings in the keyword search.
To Top of SectionNo Results?
As this is currently a comparatively small evidence database, it is entirely possible that no results are derived from a search. Should this occur, broaden your search, for example, using techniques outlined in the “Refining or Expanding Your Search” section, above. It is also possible that the information you are looking for has recently been added to the Advanced Search database and that the Public Search database has not yet reached the refresh time in its update cycle. If you suspect that this is the case, check back frequently, or create an account and explore the Advanced Search database, which is updated live.
To Top of SectionThe Evidence Guide:
About the guide:
The Rural Data Evidence guide is a brief tabulated guide to some of the key evidence found in this database that serves as an immensely handy quick reference source for researchers, practitioners and anyone with an interest in rural eHealth. Included in the guide is a list of section headers based on our “Advanced Coding Categories”, with various applicable themes and examples that arises in the literature available in the database. Author-year article identifiers are also present, to facilitate rapid retrieval of articles that made mention of the theme or example of interest. This Rural Data Evidence guide is linked as a simple PDF beneath both the public and advanced search forms for easy access.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What features are available in the public search?
- An intuitive, powerful search function
- Access to the same amount of information that is on offer in the Advanced Search – each article has over 30 fields of hand-coded information that was selected to offer the most concise yet extensive look at top evidence for busy professionals looking to improve their practice
- Access to a frequently updated database of the best rural eHealth literature from top researchers in the field
- The ability to export search results as a .XML or a .CSV file*
*When using the public search, exported results are not customizable pre-download.
To Top of SectionWhat features am I missing out on by not creating an account and using the Advanced Search?
- The ability to save articles of interest to a personal library, found under the “My Account” tab
- The ability to selectively export search results, and add, remove and modify saved results
- The ability to add pertinent notes and study findings on top of those coded by our research team for your own personal use
- The most up-to date version of our database, updated live by our knowledgeable, informed research team*
*The basic search database is updated periodically.
To Top of SectionWhat features do I gain by making an account and using the Advanced Search?
- The ability to save articles of interest to a personal library, found under the “My Account” tab
- The ability to selectively export search results, and add, remove and modify saved results
- The ability to add personal notes on top of those coded by our research team for your own use
- The ability to add notable study findings on top of those encoded by our research team for your own use
- The most up-to date version of our database, updated live by our knowledgeable, informed research team
Why am I losing my keywords and search filters when I return to the search form?
- This knowledge platform has been designed for Chrome. If you are having any trouble with malfunctioning features and you are using Chrome, try enabling cookies in your browser, and avoid using private windows when browsing this database. If you have tried all of these suggestions and are still experiencing technical difficulties please do not hesitate to contact us by utilizing the “Looking to contribute to this resource? Any questions? Any suggestions?” form, present at the bottom of all pages of this site.
Why are some of the coding categories blank?
- This knowledge platform is manually updated in real time by a small, human research team. If some coding categories are blank in an otherwise complete entry, it may either be not applicable or not present in the article. Leaving not applicable categories blank saves valuable database space (thusly allowing us to offer this service free of charge), and allows for more rapid searching of the database by our search forms. Numerous blank coding categories in a single entry are indicative of one that is in the process of being coded.
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