Database Searching for PICO Question: HIIT and Cardiovascular Fitness

Running head: DATABASE SEARCHING
Database Searching
Name of Student
Name of University
Author Note

1DATABASE SEARCHING
Answer to PICO Question
CINAHL complete was the most effective database to search. As I was able to start with an
advanced search specifying terms: “Male”* AND “High Intensity Interval Training” AND Non-
High Intensity Interval Training*. 41 results were available. I was then able to limit it further by
changing the published date: 2010-2018. 32 results. Limiting the source type to academic
journals gave 14 results. Then lastly refining the subject’s major heading to relate to
cardiovascular system physiology and risk factors and physical fitness limited the search to 1
specific journal related to our clinical question.

2DATABASE SEARCHING
Case study
 According to the given case study, an adult male leads a sedentary life but is currently
focused on improving his cardiovascular fitness
 His friends and he were having a discussion about High Intensity Interval training (HIIT)
and how it helps with the concerning issue.
 This sparked interest in Koa to try out the new technique, but he wasn’t completely aware
of the topic
 He wanted to gather as much information as possible before trying this new technique
 Koa wanted to conduct peer reviewed journals to find out more about HIIT.
 He formulated a PICO question
 Koa chose CINAHL as his choice of database
Choice of Keywords
P (problem/population) – Adult male
I (intervention) - High Intensity Interval Training
C (comparison) - No High Intensity Interval training
O (outcome) - improved cardiovascular Fitness
From this the PICO question is-
“ Does high intensity interval training improve the cardiovascular fitness in adult male?”
Choice of Database
 CINAHL is the client database of the EBSCO information services, which is the third
largest information based company in Alabama, United States.
 CINAHL is the best available definitive search tools for nursing and other health related
professional use.
 If a user has an access to CINAHL Complete, full text peer reviewed research journals
can be obtained.