Selected Sources
Multi-disciplinary
- Academic Search Complete (1975-present) This link opens in a new window
- CQ Researcher (1991 - ) This link opens in a new window
Subject-specific
- CINAHL Plus (1937 - ) This link opens in a new window
- Family & Society Studies Worldwide (1970 - ) This link opens in a new window
- PsycInfo (now APA PsycInfo) This link opens in a new window
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Databases - EBP Resources on Older Adults and Aging Societies
Most of these databases include material on Older Adults and Aging Societies. Be specific when searching these resources.
- Administration for Community Living: AGing Integrated Database (AGID)The AGing Integrated Database (AGID) is an on-line query system based on ACL-related data files and surveys, and includes population characteristics from the Census Bureau for comparison purposes. The four options or paths through AGID provide different levels of focus and aggregation of the data – from individual data elements within Data-at-a-Glance to full database access within Data Files. https://agid.acl.gov/
- The Campbell Collaborationhttp://www.campbellcollaboration.org/
This evidence-based database includes material in the social and behavioral sciences. - Centre for Reviews and DisseminationAlthough this is produced in Britain, many articles are from North American sources. https://www.york.ac.uk/crd/
- CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)Off-campus access is restricted to current WUSTL students/faculty/staff.
- Cochrane Collaborationhttp://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/106568753/HOME
- EPPI Centrehttps://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default.aspx?tabid=185
- Health and Retirement Study (HRS)http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/
The University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a longitudinal panel study that surveys a representative sample of approximately 20,000 Americans over the age of 50 every two years. The HRS explores the changes in labor force participation and the health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow. - Medline via PubMedRemember to use thesaurus (MeSH) terminology and limit to the specific age group with which you're working. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- NIH sponsored databaseshttps://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dbsr/publicly-available-databases-aging-related-secondary-analyses-behavioral-and-social
This document provides snapshots of selected publicly available data collections supported in whole or in part by the National Institute on Aging Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) to promote understanding of aging populations both domestically and throughout the world. - PsycInfoOff-campus access is restricted to current WUSTL students/faculty/staff.