Deck 3: How to Conduct Research on Health Disparities

Question 1

A researcher can find freely available full-text in PubMed.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The U.S. Government provides free access to health disparities research globally?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Most researchers begin a search with targeted specificity to retrieve precise results related to their topic?

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Google and Google Scholar both offer an advanced search feature?

Question 5

Research article databases are only available through your affiliated library?

Question 6

Health disparities are only covered in the following research article databases: Global Health, AgeLine, Web of Science?

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about publicly available datasets.

A) A person must apply to the National Library of Medicine to access publicly available datasets
B) A person must be a U.S. Citizen to access publicly available datasets
C) The Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets is compiled by the Interagency Health Equity Team
D) The Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets is compiled by the National Library of Medicine

Question 8

A researcher needs to locate health disparity information for Native Americans to complete a profile report for a granting agency, and you are helping this researcher. Select the best resources from the list below for this task:

A) The Minority Health & Equity Archive from University of Maryland
B) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Minority Health Portal
C) The Ethnic News Watch database
D) Global Health database

Question 9

Which of the following research article databases contain a thesaurus?

A) Ageline
B) EMBASE
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above

Question 10

List at least three research article databases that are available on the "hidden web."

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about Google:

A) A Google syntax file type search will retrieve PowerPoints and PDFs
B) A Google image search will retrieve images by color
C) A Google in-site search will retrieve reports
D) A &B
E) All of the above

Question 12

After identifying a research database available on the "hidden web" list the features of one research database and answer the following:
$\bullet$ Which publication types does the database contain (ex. Non-peer reviewed articles, full-text, peer-reviewed articles, books, etc.,)?
$\bullet$ Does the database have a thesaurus?
$\bullet$ What population is covered in the database?
$\bullet$ Write one sentence explaining why you would use the database selected.

Question 13

Describe a paywall and how to avoid running into paywalls.

Question 14

Make an appointment to meet with your medical or health sciences librarian or look-up their information on your university library website. What is the name of your medical or health sciences librarian? Are they a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals?

Question 15

An "in site" search will result in:

A) Accessing materials on a specific site by conducting a Google search
B) Accessing materials on a specific site by using the site's own search mechanism
C) Accessing materials via FaceBook
D) None of the above

Question 16

What is the parent to the PubMed website:

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) CIA Factbook
C) Medline
D) Journal of American Medicine
E) None of the above

Question 17

The Federal Interagency Health Equity Team provides a pdf document that contains a listing of over 100 federal datasets that may be used by the public for research.

Question 18

MeSH stands for:

A) Medical Systems Housings
B) Medical States Healthcare
C) Medical Search Hints
D) Medical Subject Headings

Question 19

From the list below select the best answer of tools are offered by vendors to help a researcher utilize library databases efficiently?

A) specialized coverage
B) specialize thesaurus
C) tutorials
D) search tips
E) b, c and d

Question 20

A researcher is brainstorming terms for a search about health disparities from the list below select the best terms the researcher can use to locate information about health disparities.

A) health status disparities
B) healthcare disparities
C) social determinants of health
D) inequalities
E) All of the above

Question 21

Which of the following is not true about the National Library of Medicine?

A) It is responsible for the production of PubMed
B) It always requires researchers to have a password to access PubMed
C) It provides multiple ways for researchers to access health disparities information
D) It may focus on health disparities information in its resources and other topics as well.

Question 22

Which statement is not true about PsycINFO?

A) It is a database produced by APA
B) It dates back to the 19th century
C) It dates back to the 18th century
D) It is a database that features behavioral articles

Question 23

Describe the five types of broad topics one can find in the University of Maryland Minority Health and Equity Archive and a reason why a research might use these materials.

Question 24

Conduct a search on pregnancy outcomes among prisoners. List the number of articles you found and two or three pregnancy outcomes among prisoner populations.

Question 25

Describe the "hidden web". (Lvel 2)

Question 26

Describe why a researcher might use a thesaurus to help to refine search terms.

Question 27

EMTREE is known as the ____________________ ____________________ for _____________________.