Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)

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Introduction | Accessing | Searching | Search Results | Managing Search Results | Search Tips | Additional Features

Introduction

The Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database provides Information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/ manuals, rating scales projective techniques, vignettes/ scenarios, and tests) in the fields of healthcare, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. An Ovid Web product, this database contains resources from 1985 to present and is updated weekly. The Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database is only available to NSU students, faculty and staff.

Accessing

This database may be accessed from the Databases page of the Electronic Resources section of the NSU Alvin Sherman Library website. For more on how to access databases visit http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/lessons/electroniclibrary/ When opening Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) a list of Ovid Web databases will appear select the Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database by clicking on the database name To select up to five databases click on the select more than one database to search tab click in the appropriate check boxes click the click to begin search bar on the left side of the screen Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) opening screen.

Searching

When you open the Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database the screen defaults to the Advanced search mode using Keywords. To choose one of the other types of search modes Author–click the Author icon to search for documents written by a specific person Title–click the Title icon to search for a word or phrase contained within a document title Search Fields–click the Search Fields icon to search for a word or phrase contained within one or more document fields Basic–click the Basic icon to switch from Advanced Mode to Basic Mode Search modes in Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI). To construct a search in the Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database. type your search term(s) in the Search box if there is a check box called Map Term to Subject Headings, leave the checkmark in the box–this will allow you to map the search term to subject headings and allows you to either focus or explode the term use the Limit to check boxes as needed, including publication year click the Perform Search button to obtain a list of records Consult the Search Tips for additional information on constructing your search. Advance search in Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI). Modify searches in the Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database by using one or more of the following enter multiple search terms or concepts combine terms using Boolean operators limit search terms using field searching refine searches with limiters, such as date, full text, publication type, language, gender, etc. Modifying a search in Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) using Boolean operators.

Search Results

Search results will vary. If you get: No records matched your search, then check your spelling or the fields you searched in. Too many, then go back and limit your search. Sometimes a search needs to be modified with: additional search words, searching only a specific field, adding date limitations, or type of materials. Too few, then go back and expand your search. Consider synonyms for your search words or concepts. Try to use professional language or terminology. Irrelevant results, then try new search terms. Consider synonyms or related concepts. Identify and search using descriptors. Try a different database. A list of search results matching your search terms will be displayed. The Titles Display shows citations for items that matched your search links to (availability varies) abstract–citation and summary complete reference–citation, summary (if available), and subject headings Search results in Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI). To view a citation display page click on an abstract or complete reference link–below citations in the title display The information in the citation display page, especially the title of the item and the abstract (summary) of the item will help you determine if you need the item.

Managing Search Results

Databases typically allow you to manage your search results by marking or tagging records to select only the records that you want from your search results from later printing, emailing and/or saving printing the search results list and/or specific records emailing the search results list and/or specific records to your email address saving the search results list and/or specific records–some databases may allow you to save your file for export into commercial bibliographic citation manager software, such as EndNote or ProCite Not all search management features are available in all databases. Citation manager The Citation Manager appears at the end of every Titles Display page. It lets you display, print preview, save, or email citations. Work from left to right to specify the Citation Manager options: Citations column–choose which citations to output: currently displayed citations, all the citations in your current set (up to a predetermined quantity), or selected citations. Fields column–select how much information to include for each citation. Select Fields presents you with a list of all fields available in the database. Click the Select Fields button and you are taken to the Select Fields screen, from which you can select any combination to output. Then click "continue". Citation Format column–determines the appearance of the citations. Select Ovid unless you know that you need another format (for example, for citation management software). To include your complete search strategy with the output, click the Include Search History checkbox. Sort Keys options – sort and organize your results into a specific order. The Primary Key lets you pick the main sort option–the Secondary Key is used if two or more records have the same Primary Key. Citation Manager in Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI). Marking The “mark” feature allows you to select records from within your search results. By marking items, you can print or email records at one time. To mark a record in the title display list or a Table of Contents, click in the check box to the left of a title in a Complete Reference or Abstract, click in the check box–top of the screen To view your list of marked records click the Citation Manager button or scroll to the bottom of screen click on the Display button in the Action column You may email, print, or save the citation information, and abstract, subject headings, and references, for the items you have selected – full-text will not be included for marked items even if full-text is available. Printing To print a complete reference or abstract (if available) in the title display list, click on the link to the item to be printed–below the citation click on the Citation Manager button or scroll down to the Citation Manager–bottom of screen select the appropriate options in the Citations, Fields, Citations Format, and Sort Keys columns click the Print Preview button use your Internet browser’s print commands to print the item click the Titles Display button to return to your search results Emailing To email a complete reference or abstract (if available) in the title display list, click on the link to the item to be emailed–below the citation click on the Citation Manager button or scroll down to the Citation Manager at the bottom of the screen select the appropriate options in the Citations, Fields, Citations Format, and Sort Keys columns click the Email button enter your complete email address in the To: box click the Send Email button click the Titles Display button to return to your search results Use your complete email address. Your mail will be sent from Ovid_Online@ovid.com Saving To save a complete reference or abstract (if available) in the title display list, click on the link to the item to be emailed–below the citation click on the Citation Manager button or scroll down to the Citation Manager at the bottom of the screen select the appropriate options in the Citations, Fields, Citations Format, and Sort Keys columns click the Save button if Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) displays instructions in red follow those instructions to save the item if Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) does not display instructions select the linefeed options click the check box to include your Search Strategy click the Continue button click the OK button select the location to save the file in type a file name click the Save button click the Titles Display button to return to your search results Use a word processing program or text editor program to open your .txt file, or an Internet browser to open your .html file.

Search Tips

Use advanced search features to modify a search to obtain more successful search results. You can combine advanced search features to modify and improve your search. Advanced search features often include: phrase or proximity searching field searching date document and/or publication type Boolean operators plurals and truncation One useful tip when searching any electronic database is to leave out articles, prepositions, and very abstract or general terms–they confuse the database's search engine. For example, if the paper is on "The Impact of Mainstreaming Students in Math Classes,” use the most precise terms like mainstreaming and mathematics and skip impact, the, of, and in. Phrase or proximity searching In Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI), there are two ways to search for a phrase type the words in the same search box, as you would expect them to occur–quotation marks are not necessary: higher education curriculum development use adj to search for two words as a phrase: higher adj education curriculum adj development Field searching To limit your search to a specific field in the record click the Search Fields icon–on the Main Search Page type a word or phrase in the Search box click on the check boxes to specify the fields to be searched click the Perform Search button Date Searches in the Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database can only be limited to specific years by using field searching. However searches can be limited to latest updates go to the Limit to section of the search screen use the check box to the left of Latest Update Publication type The Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database allows searches to be limited to either primary sources or secondary sources go to the Limit to section of the search screen use the check boxes to limit your search to either primary or secondary surces Boolean operators The Boolean operators, AND, OR, and NOT, can be used to modify a search click on the Combine icon use the checkboxes to select the items to be combined click on the Boolean operator to use Use AND to narrow a search. AND looks for both terms in the same record. leadership and vision; mainstreaming and science Use OR to broaden a search. OR looks for either term in the same record. mainstreaming or inclusion; elementary education or secondary education Use NOT to eliminate records with a certain term. Saturn not car; Venus not planet click the Continue button Boolean operators in Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI). Plurals Use the following symbols in the Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database to locate plural forms, truncate search terms, or replace characters: $1 Regular plural forms. disorder$1 retrieves both disorder and disorders $ Any number of characters at the end of a word. hear$ retrieves hear, hears, heard, hearing, heart $number A maximum number of characters at the end of a word. computer$4 retrieves computer, computers, computerized not computerization # One character. defen#e retrieves both defense and defence ? Zero or one characters. behavio?r retrieves both behavior and behaviour

Additional Features

Additional limitation features Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) databases allow additional search limits. These additional limitation can only be accessed after you have performed your initial search by clicking on the Limit icon that will appear above your Search History.