Reference Sources
Reference sources summarize research information in easy-to-understand articles. You're probably familiar with reference sources like Wikipedia and imdb.com. For evidence-based practice, you'll have to use peer-reviewed health care reference sites.
Images & Media
Of course we find images and stream videos online all the time from YouTube and social media sites. You want to make sure health care images and videos are professionally created by experts in the field.
Peer-reviewed Journals
Peer-reviewed journals are the best source of research evidence. They're where health researchers publish results of research studies testing the effectiveness of drugs, interventions, and practices.
The best peer-reviewed journals aren't usually free, though, so you can't find them through Google. Since the school buys subscriptions, you can access them for free through these sites.
Links
- Rehabilitation Reference Center This link opens in a new windowA quick guide for all things rehab - great for OTA and PTA.
- SMART Imagebase This link opens in a new windowA great source for diagrams, medical illustrations, and videos. Use them for study, or download them and add them to presentations.
- ProQuest Research Journals This link opens in a new windowIncludes images and some how-to videos. Use the 'advanced search' to only search videos.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowImages and diagrams help explain most articles on all subjects, not just health care. Great for writing classes.