The Cochrane Library
http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/
The Cochrane Library is comprised of six high-quality databases producing very up-to-date evidence to support evidence based practice and a database of information about The Cochrane Collaboration groups (The Cochrane Library, 2012b). The history of the Cochrane Library began in 1972, when Archie Cochrane published Effectiveness and Efficiency: Random Reflections on Health Services which caused an awakening to the ignorance about certain aspects of health care, including its effectiveness (The Cochrane Library, 2012b). Eventually classified bibliographies of controlled trials began to be published and, in 1996, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) was available online (The Cochrane Library, 2012b). This systematic reviews database is published monthly and is in the Top Ten of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) in the “Medicine, General and Internal” group (The Cochrane Library, 2012b).The review method involves investigating an assortment of original studies and synthesizing the results through rigorous methods that reduce bias and error (The Cochrane Collaboration, 2012). This database includes research, much like many competitors; however, it does so in a systematic, methodological method in order to present scientific evidence (The Cochrane Collaboration, 2012). One important aspect in creating these reviews is the method of identifying relevant studies through handsearching (Hetherington, 2012). Authors interested in published reviews register with specific Cochrane Review Groups focused on specific topics, and they form teams in order to develop relevant material regularly (The Cochrane Library, 2012b).
References
The Cochrane Collaboration. (2012). Cochrane Reviews [webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews
The Cochrane Library. (2012a). How to prepare a Cochrane Review [webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/HowtoPrepareCochraneReviews.html
The Cochrane Library. (2012b). About the Cochrane Library [webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/AboutTheCochraneLibrary.html
Hetherington, J. (2012). Newcomers’ guide [webpage]. The Cochrane Collaboration. Retrieved from http://www.cochrane.org/about-us/newcomers-guide#created
The Cochrane Library is comprised of six high-quality databases producing very up-to-date evidence to support evidence based practice and a database of information about The Cochrane Collaboration groups (The Cochrane Library, 2012b). The history of the Cochrane Library began in 1972, when Archie Cochrane published Effectiveness and Efficiency: Random Reflections on Health Services which caused an awakening to the ignorance about certain aspects of health care, including its effectiveness (The Cochrane Library, 2012b). Eventually classified bibliographies of controlled trials began to be published and, in 1996, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) was available online (The Cochrane Library, 2012b). This systematic reviews database is published monthly and is in the Top Ten of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) in the “Medicine, General and Internal” group (The Cochrane Library, 2012b).The review method involves investigating an assortment of original studies and synthesizing the results through rigorous methods that reduce bias and error (The Cochrane Collaboration, 2012). This database includes research, much like many competitors; however, it does so in a systematic, methodological method in order to present scientific evidence (The Cochrane Collaboration, 2012). One important aspect in creating these reviews is the method of identifying relevant studies through handsearching (Hetherington, 2012). Authors interested in published reviews register with specific Cochrane Review Groups focused on specific topics, and they form teams in order to develop relevant material regularly (The Cochrane Library, 2012b).
References
The Cochrane Collaboration. (2012). Cochrane Reviews [webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews
The Cochrane Library. (2012a). How to prepare a Cochrane Review [webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/HowtoPrepareCochraneReviews.html
The Cochrane Library. (2012b). About the Cochrane Library [webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/AboutTheCochraneLibrary.html
Hetherington, J. (2012). Newcomers’ guide [webpage]. The Cochrane Collaboration. Retrieved from http://www.cochrane.org/about-us/newcomers-guide#created
Search Process
The search conducted on The Cochrane Library website was to get general information about HIV/AIDS, specifically about African Americans.First, the following MeSH terms were added: HIV, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, African Americans, African Continental Ancestry Group, and United States.
In order to include items not indexed with the aforementioned MeSH terms, new terms were added:
#9 (( #6 OR #7 ) AND ( #3 OR #8 )) Hits: 197
- #1 MeSH descriptor HIV explode all trees, Hits: 2235
- #2 MeSH descriptor Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome explode all trees, Hits: 1095
- #3 MeSH descriptor African Americans explode all trees, Hits 1150
- #4 MeSH descriptor African Continental Ancestry Group, this term only, Hits: 663
- #5 MeSH descriptor United States explode all trees, Hits: 13307
In order to include items not indexed with the aforementioned MeSH terms, new terms were added:
- #6 (#1 OR HIV OR "human immunodeficiency virus") Hits: 10466
- #7 (#2 OR AIDS OR "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome") Hits: 12888
- #8 (#5 AND ( #4 OR blacks OR "black people" OR "black Americans" OR "African Americans" OR "Africans" )) Hits: 928
#9 (( #6 OR #7 ) AND ( #3 OR #8 )) Hits: 197
Relevant Results
Giordano, T. P., Bartsch, G., Zhang, Y., Tedaldi, E., Absalon, J., Manheimer, S.,…MacArthur, R. D. (2010). Disparities in outcomes for African American and Latino subjects in the Flexible Initial Retrovirus Suppressive Therapies (FIRST) trial. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 24(5), 287-295.
Glover, D. A., Garcia-Aracena, E. F., Lester, P., Rice, E., & Rothram-Borus, M. J. (2010). Stress biomarkers as outcomes for HIV+ prevention: participation, feasibility and findings among HIV+ Latina and African American mothers. AIDS and Behavior, 14(2), 339-350.
Glover, D. A., Garcia-Aracena, E. F., Lester, P., Rice, E., & Rothram-Borus, M. J. (2010). Stress biomarkers as outcomes for HIV+ prevention: participation, feasibility and findings among HIV+ Latina and African American mothers. AIDS and Behavior, 14(2), 339-350.
Updated 2012 by Peace Ossom