Novel tools, resources, and gadgets for evidence- based practice Barbara Walker Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 23, 2015
Novel tools, resources, and gadgets for evidence-based
practice
Barbara WalkerIndiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Acknowledgements
The Miriam Hospital and Brown University
IU Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Society of Behavioral Medicine Bonnie Spring, Ph.D.
IU Ruth Lilly Library Susan London: Librarian Extraordinaire at IU
Medical School
Overview
EBPP : The broader context2 components
Resources/Techniques…For finding the evidenceFor having the evidence find youFor linking clinicians and researchers
The future
2002
2003
1999
1997
Best research available
Patient characteristics, culture and preferences
Clinical Expertise
The integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences” (became policy of the American Psychological Association in August, 2005)
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Psychology introduces EBPP
2005 2006
The framework of EBM
Best research available
Patient characteristics, culture, preferences
Clinical Expertise
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1. Convert information needs into questions.
2. Search for the best evidence in the literature. 3. Critically appraise the evidence.
4. Integrate with a patient’s characteristics, culture and preferences.
5. Evaluate the outcome.
Operationalization: 5 STEPS
Two Components of EBP
Content Distribution of Books on EBP
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
EBM (Sackettet.al)
EBN (Craig,Smyth, et.al)
SW (Gibbs) LIB(McKibbon)
PSYCH(Norcross,
Beutler,Levant)
PSYCH(Goodheart,
Kazdin,Sternberg)
EBPFrameworkEBP Skills
How to teachEBP
ON-LINE EBP TUTORIAL SITES
SEARCH TERM = “evidence based….tutorial”August 31, 2006
“evidence based medicine tutorial”(603)
“evidence based nursing tutorial” (26)
“evidence based social work tutorial” (4)
“evidence based psychology tutorial” (0)
“evidence based practice in psychology tutorial” (0)
• EBP is more than just the framework.
• Specific resources have emerged to help practitioners “do” EBP.
• These have been the major focus in other fields.
• New to psychology.
Techniques / Resources for “doing” EBP
1. Convert information needs into a clear question.
2. Search for the best evidence in the literature.
3. Critically appraise the evidence.
4. Integrate with a patient’s needs, preferences, circumstances, and values.
5. Evaluate the outcome.
EBP Resources
• For finding the evidence
• For having the evidence find you
• For linking clinicians and researchers
Finding evidence
THIS SERIES COURTESY OF SUE LONDON IUPUI LIBRARY
High Sensitivity
High Specificity
Types of EBP Questions
• Diagnosis• Effectiveness• Etiology• Prognosis• Harm
• Background
• Foreground
By ContentBy Content By FormatBy Format
COURTESY OF SUE LONDON Ruth Lilly Medical Library
High Specificity
WHAT
WHERE
HOW
High Specificity
WHAT: Systematic review
WHERE: Specialized databases
HOW: Search strategies (controlled vocabulary)
PRIMARY LITERATURE
SECONDARY LITERATURE: papers that synthesize original studies
Traditional reviews
PRIMARY LITERATURE
SECONDARY LITERATURE: papers that synthesize original studies
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
Traditional reviews
Systematic vs. Traditional Reviews
• Focus is on a clear clinically relevant question.
• End with a clinical bottom-line.• Specific, pre-determined method and
format.• Research on research.• Search for all relevant studies.• Avoid bias• Goal is replication
PRIMARY LITERATURE
SECONDARY LITERATURE: papers that synthesize original studies
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
META-ANALYSES
Traditional reviews
What about Medline and PsycINFO?
Medical / Health Databases
MEDLINE
PSYCINFO
Adapted from Shahram Yazdani, 2002
EMBASE
MEDLINE
PSYCINFO
Adapted from Shahram Yazdani, 2002
Cochrane / others
Cochrane and other EBM databases are not linked to PsycINFO
Overlap between Medline and Embase =30-70%
Clinicians need to “…know when their uncertainty stems from gaps in the evidence rather than gaps in their own knowledge.”
Postnatal depressionQUESTIONS What are the effects of drug treatments for postnatal depression?What are the effects of non-drug treatments for postnatal depression?
DRUG TREATMENTS Likely to be beneficialSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (fluoxetine and paroxetine)Unknown effectivenessAntidepressants other than fluoxetine and paroxetineHormones
NON-DRUG TREATMENTS Likely to be beneficialCognitive behavioural therapy (individual)Interpersonal psychotherapyNon-directive counsellingPsychodynamic therapyUnknown effectivenessCognitive behavioural therapy (group)Light therapyMother–infant interaction coachingPsychoeducation with partnerTelephone based peer support (mother to mother)
• What: systematic review, other syntheses
• Where: Cochrane, other specialized databases, EB on-line text books
• How– Controlled vocabulary– SUMSEARCH
Controlled Vocabulary
Librarians “tag” each article with labels based on the concepts in the article. These labels are standardized.
• Medline: MeSH terms
• PsycINFO: Thesaurus
• Finding the evidence
• The evidence can find you: Alerts
“To have more evidence-based practice, we need more practice-based evidence.”
CATs
• Critically appraised topics: SHORT
• Cat Maker
• Cat Banks
• Cat Crawler
• Kittens
• BETs
Linking scientists and practitioners
CAT BANKS
Overview
EBPP within the broader context: 2 components
Resources/Techniques
For finding the evidence (what, where, how)
For having the evidence find you (alerts)
For linking clinicians and researchers (CATs)
Future
Opportunities and Challenges, Risks and Benefits
• EBP new– Does practicing EBP change health outcomes?– Choosing / Adapting resources
• PsycINFO• Teaching ourselves• Contributing to the literature• Collaborating with other health professions• EBP and training scientist-practitioners
– Programmatic translational research– Tashiro and Mortensen, American Psychologist,
December 2006.