Social Work

Strategies for finding instruments:
--- To find tests or instruments, search by keyword, then limit the publication type to Questionnaire/Scale or Research Instrument or both.
--- Alternatively, you may search using a keyword, then append the type of measure you are looking for as a keyword (ex: scale).
--- To find reviews of tests, search by instrument name and additional keyword or terms such as test validity, content validity, construct validity, inter-rater reliability, test reliability, test reviews, etc. in the Descriptor field

Strategies for finding instruments:
--- To find a specific test, search by instrument name and limit to Publication Type: Tests/Questionnaires
--- To find tests for a variable, search by keyword and limit results to Document type: Test/Questionnaires
--- To find reviews of tests, search by instrument name and additional keyword or terms such as test validity, content validity, construct validity, inter-rater reliability, test reliability, test reviews, etc. in the DESCRIPTOR field

This is a database of article abstracts that use instruments. It does not contain the actual articles or instruments. 

Search by keyword for instruments; once you find one that looks promising, search our other citation databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, etc.) for the article title. Alternatively, if you have a full citation, you may also look for the journal through the journal finder. 

Strategies for finding instruments:
--- To find a specific test, search by instrument name in the first search box level; in the second search level, type in the word appended and select the Tests and Measures field from the pull-down menu to the right of that search box.
--- To generally search for a test, type your keyword into the search box and select the Tests and Measures field from the pull-down menu to the right of that search box.
--- To find reviews of tests, search by instrument name in the first search box; add additional terms such as Test Validity or Test Reliability the second search box and select the Subjects field from the pull-down menu to the right of that search box. 

Strategies for finding instruments:
--- Use MeSH terms or keywords that describe the type of instrument you are looking for (examples: Surveys and Questionnaires[MeSH], Psychological Tests[MeSH],) in conjunction with your topic. If using the MeSH term(s) in the example, make sure to include the bracketed text.
--- Search by instrument name or acronym
--- To find test reviews, use keywords such as validity or reliability in conjunction with your topic, or use MeSH terms such as validation studies[pt], validation studies as topic[mh], reproducibility of results[mh]. If using the MeSH term in the example, make sure to include the bracketed text.
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Strategies for finding instruments:
-- To find tests or instruments, search by keyword, then append the type of measure you are looking for as a keyword (ex: scale) to your search (example: Happiness AND questionnaire).
-- ADVANCED OPTION: perform the search above, then use the filters on the left side to further narrow your results. The most useful is the Limit by Subject filter.
-- To find reviews of tests, search by instrument name and add additional keyword or terms such as test validity, content validity, construct validity, inter-rater reliability, test reliability, test reviews.