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McMaster Optimal Aging Portal: an evidence-based database for geriatrics-focused health professionals
- Source :
- BMC Research Notes, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017), BMC Research Notes
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Objective The objective of this work was to provide easy access to reliable health information based on good quality research that will help health care professionals to learn what works best for seniors to stay as healthy as possible, manage health conditions and build supportive health systems. This will help meet the demands of our aging population that clinicians provide high quality care for older adults, that public health professionals deliver disease prevention and health promotion strategies across the life span, and that policymakers address the economic and social need to create a robust health system and a healthy society for all ages. Results The McMaster Optimal Aging Portal’s (Portal) professional bibliographic database contains high quality scientific evidence about optimal aging specifically targeted to clinicians, public health professionals and policymakers. The database content comes from three information services: McMaster Premium LiteratUre Service (MacPLUS™), Health Evidence™ and Health Systems Evidence. The Portal is continually updated, freely accessible online, easily searchable, and provides email-based alerts when new records are added. The database is being continually assessed for value, usability and use. A number of improvements are planned, including French language translation of content, increased linkages between related records within the Portal database, and inclusion of additional types of content. While this article focuses on the professional database, the Portal also houses resources for patients, caregivers and the general public, which may also be of interest to geriatric practitioners and researchers.
- Subjects :
- Aging
Evidence-based medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Evidence-based practice
lcsh:Medicine
computer.software_genre
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
03 medical and health sciences
Online health information
0302 clinical medicine
Health care
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
lcsh:Science (General)
lcsh:QH301-705.5
Health policy
Database
business.industry
Bibliographic database
030503 health policy & services
Public health
lcsh:R
General Medicine
Databases, Bibliographic
3. Good health
Research Note
Healthy aging
Health promotion
lcsh:Biology (General)
Geriatrics
Evidence-Based Practice
Health education
0305 other medical science
business
computer
Medical Informatics
lcsh:Q1-390
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17560500
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Research Notes
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....be5d497454c495613c77d86204051bd0