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Welcome to the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Research Guide. Use the tabs above to progress through the steps in the EBP process.
Alternate Government/ Grey Literature Sources
UPDATE: As of January 20, 2025, many government agencies have removed reports, documents, data sets, and other non-academic/grey literature sources from their web sites due to executive orders from the current administration.
- EuropePMCEuropean Bioinformatics Institute includes PubMed Central along with repository of intergovenmental funded research.
- Government Information Data RescueResource List produced by American University. Includes CDC, climate change, environmental justice, etc.
- Data Rescue TrackerPenn State University tracking who is archiving important government data websites
Health Care Data & Resources
- America's Health RankingsRankings of the States by the United Health Foundation
- Community Health AssessmentsProvided by Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio. View data by selecting a core indicator, a population (Northwest Ohio County), and a year.
- Health System Data Center (Commonwealth Fund)Interactive map that ranks states by various health indicators.
- Healthy People"Healthy People provides 10-year, measurable public health objectives — and tools to help track progress toward achieving them."
Evidence Based Practice - What is evidence based practice (EBP)
Sackett et al. (1996) defined evidence-based practice (EBP) as "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient" (p. 71). Sackett, D. L., Rosenberg, W. M., Gray, J. A., Haynes, R. B., & Richardson, W. S. (1996). Evidence-based medicine: What it is and what it isn’t. BMJ : British Medical Journal, 312(7023), 71–72. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7023.71
Dang, D., Dearholt, S., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2022). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines. 4th ed. Sigma Theta Tau International
