Let's start with the example situation from your CAP assignment.
Situation example: I am an occupational therapist who works with people with multiple sclerosis (P) in a community setting. I
find that my clients tend to experience low self-esteem associated with their diagnosis. My goal for developing a CAP is to
analyze the efficacy of occupation-based interventions (I) [compared to standard community interventions (C)] to address low
self-esteem (O) in individuals with multiple sclerosis.
First, let's figure out some useful search terms. Then, let's search for literature and answer the following questions in the OT 634 Research Exercise Google Doc Spreadsheet.
(Don't feel the need to use complete sentences...bullet points are fine!!)
PubMed is your go-to source for searching the medical literature. Bookmark this link to access PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?otool=wacmllib
PubMed is available to anyone, but not all articles found through 
PubMed are openly accessible. By using this link, you will be shown a small blue and white 'Check for full text' button on article results pages which will connect you back to the University of Puget Sound to check for full-text access through Collins Library! Keep an eye out for that 'check for full text' button.
CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, covers a wide range of topics including nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and various allied health disciplines. There is some overlap with PubMed, but some unique content as well. In addition to scholarly articles, contains trade publications and general interest magazines as well.
Consider searching also our broad 'aggregator' databases which contain scholarly literature AND popular materials (magazines, newspapers, etc) from a wide array of fields. These resources aren't as tightly focused as the subject-specific databases, but may contain useful sources not included in those of smaller scope. The two largest such databases are listed below. Be sure to use the filters to limit only to scholarly or peer-reviewed sources!
Consider searching also our broad 'aggregator' databases which contain scholarly literature AND popular materials (magazines, newspapers, etc) from a wide array of fields. These resources aren't as tightly focused as the subject-specific databases, but may contain useful sources not included in those of smaller scope. The two largest such databases are listed below. Be sure to use the filters to limit only to scholarly or peer-reviewed sources!
One very useful feature of Google Scholar is its ability to allow for easily finding subsequent articles which have cited a particular article that you have located.
Step 1: When looking at search results, check for the 'Cited by X' link underneath each result. That will tell you how many subsequent articles (that Google Scholar is aware of...it's not 100% comprehensive! This is a ballpark figure) have cited this particular article.
