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The guide will help researchers find information about disabilities and disability theory.
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Researching Disabilities Using UB Resources
This guide is to help researchers find information on physical disabilities and to review disability theories. Please click on either the individual journals below or scroll down to a database to search for information across a broader spectrum of sources.
Databases
- REHABDATA This link opens in a new windowFrom the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC), the leading literature database on disability and rehabilitation. Offers a robust keyword search for every field as well as browse options and ability to limit to full text online and include or exclude international research. NARIC also offers their own document delivery service. Over 200,000 abstracts covering physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, independent living, vocational rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, law, employment, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities. Includes 115,000 records originally indexed in the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE) database. Also includes multimedia.
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSportDiscus with Full Text is a comprehensive database with coverage of sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, disabled persons, physical fitness, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport and exercise psychology, recreation, allied health, occupational health and therapy, public health and more. International in scope, SportDiscus with Full Text consists of international references from journal and magazine articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings and other types of sources.
- Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowNursing and Allied Health provides access to authoritative content including full-text titles cited in CINAHL supporting specialized care, treatment, and patient management. This essential resource is versatile and features highlighting and note-taking tools as well as an intuitive interface, providing multiple pathways to key information.
Updated daily, this resource will help nursing professionals already working in the field, as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum. Exclusive features, including Topic Finder, InterLink, and a mobile-optimized interface, support and enhance the search experience. - CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new windowCINAHL Plus Full Text leads to citations to journal articles, healthcare books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of professional practice, educational software and audiovisual materials. It provides abstracts when available and full text for more than 560 journals. It contains Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons and includes a Cited References Search screen. Access 1937 - Present
- APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowthe world's largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Produced by the American Psychological Association, it is an indispensable tool for the discovery of global scholarly research.
This ever-expanding collection of behavioral and social science research, dissertations and scholarly literature abstracts offers a broad view of the field. With relevance to a host of related disciplines, including neuroscience, business, nursing, law and education, APA PsycInfo delivers the peer-reviewed content and abstracts students and researchers need, and does so with remarkable precision and a dedication to scholarly and scientific excellence. - APA PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new windowAPA PsycArticles is a database of full-text peer-reviewed articles published by the American Psychological Association and affiliated journals.
With current journal coverage and historical content dating back more than a century, APA PsycArticles is an indispensable resource for researchers, clinicians, educators and students alike, and a must for any core central collection. - OTseeker This link opens in a new windowOTseeker contains abstracts of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews relevant to occupational therapy. This content has been added after OTseeker conducts systematic searches of databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, ERIC, EMBASE, and others.
Most trials are rated using the PEDro scale (partitioned) http://www.otseeker.com/Info/pdf/PEDro-Scale-partitioned-jul2013.pdf. Points are allotted for study methodology such as randomization, concealed allocation, single blinding, double blinding, and others. - Allied & Complementary Medicine (AMED) This link opens in a new windowThe Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) is a unique bibliographic database produced by the Health Care Information Service of the British Library. It covers a selection of journals in alternative and complementary medicine, palliative care, and several professions allied to medicine, including acupuncture, Chinese medicine, chiropractic, herbalism, holistic treatments, homeopathy, hospice care, hypnosis, osteopathy, physiotherapy, podiatry and rehabilitation.
Includes citations to journal articles on allied medicine and complementary medicine. Abstracts and full-text are provided when available. - ICE Video Library This link opens in a new windowInternational Clinical Educators (ICE) Video Library is a collection of professionally filmed videos featuring actual patients and clinicians demonstrating practical and effective treatment ideas in the areas of physical therapy and occupational therapy.