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Week 2: Database Search Choose a topic related to health that has meaning to your personal health, interests, and well-being

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Week 2: Database Search

Choose a topic related to health that has meaning to your personal health, interests, and well-being. This may be a disease, such as diabetes, or a healthy fitness activity.

Conduct a database search comparing one of the following database directories with Google Scholar.

• CINAHL and Google Scholar
• PubMed and Google Scholar

Explain how you were able to narrow down the number of article hits you had initially, and present within your post a summary of the credible article you chose as your resource. How do you know your article choice is credible? Which database do you prefer and why?

How will using a database search facilitate your:

• scholarly work;
• nursing work (evidence-based practice); and
• personal self-development?

Student Sample:

Hello professor and classmates,

The topic that I chose for this week to conduct my database search was Common Running Injuries. As stated in the article "Running is a common form of exercise but predisposes athletes to several running-related injuries. Most running injuries are due to overuse and respond to conservative treatment."(Fields, 2021)

My initial topic was benefits of exercise. But the topics that came up for my database search between PubMed and Google Scholar were too vague which led me to changing my question. The articles differ on common running injuries because The PubMed article I investigated is an article that gave me management and evaluation on common running injuries. Google Scholar showed trends and demographic and evaluations that were studied in common running injuries.

Moreover, for my topic common running injuries I found less results from PubMed which gave me 920 results and over 100,00 results on Google Scholar. I narrowed down my search by looking into which articles gave me more analysis and depth into injuries on certain bones, in regards to what I have experienced myself since I run daily. It was easier to navigate on PubMed, I like this database more because the information presented in the article had table and charts with percentages to see the comparison regarding common running Injuries on certain bones that are affected. PubMed’s database information was also very concise and it gave detailed recommendation on running and bones affected. In contrast to the Google Scholar database search the information has less charts and table but analysis and epidemiologic studies mentioned in the articles. On the other hand ,Both PubMed and Google Scholar have the references sited on the article.

Furthermore, I knew my database search on PubMed was credible because the website ends in (.org) it has the authors credentials, evidence and the information is recently current.

Resources:

Fields, K. B. (2021). Running injuries - changing trends and demographics : Current sports medicine reports. Retrieved May 09, 2021, from https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2011/09000/running_injuries___changing_trends_and.13.aspx (Links to an external site.)

Michael, A. J., & Aaron, M. L. (n.d.). Common Running Injuries: Evaluation and Management. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=common+running+injuries+&filter=simsearch3.fft.doi:https://www-proquest-com.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/docview/2454235420?accountid=147674