Comprehensive Literature Review: Adolescent Depression and Exercise

This assignment presents a literature review focusing on adolescent depression, exploring the relationship between exercise and mental health. The review utilizes five key databases: CINAHL, PubMed, Cochrane Library, National Guidelines Clearinghouse, and TRIP database. The assignment includes search tips, keywords, and the findings from each database, referencing articles related to adolescent depression and exercise. It summarizes the study topic, providing insights into the resources available for studying the effects of exercise and lack thereof on adolescents experiencing mild to severe depression. The references include sources such as Healey (2015), Robert & Christopher (2012), Shafii & Shafii (2017), and Strauman et al. (2011).

Running head: EXPLORING THE LITERATURE 1
Exploring the Literature
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Exploring the Literature 2
Exploring the Literature
Picot Question:
Research Tool Search Tips Search
Terms &
Limits
Findings Features
CINAHL
CINAHL is an SSU
subscription-only
resource that offers full
text access to;336
scholarly journals and
indexes over 3,000
journals from the fields
of nursing and allied
health.
 Look at the Major Subject
Heading in the Full
Record
 Use the Limits Feature:
 Try the CINAHL Heading
search:
Keyword
search:
Limits:
CINAHL
Heading
search:
Limits:
Adolescents
experiencing
mild to
severe
depression
(Shafii &
Shaffi 2017)
This
database
offers many
scholarly
journals for
the
study(Healey
2015)
PubMed
PubMed is a free
health science citation
& abstracts index from
the National Center for
Biotechnology
Information at the U.S.
National Library of
Medicine.
 Look at Adolescent
Exercise in Full Record
 Use the Limits Feature:
Keyword
search:
Limits:
Regular
exercise that
is needed
for an
adolescent
(Robert &
Christopher
2012)
Database
offers
references.

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Cochrane Library
Cochrane Library
provides access to the
Cochrane Library of
Systematic
Reviews.Full text of
reviews are
subscription
only.Index/summaries
are a public resource.
 Use the Simple Search and
the Advance Search
Features
Browse reviews by topic
Keyword
search:
Limits:
Effects of
lack or no
regular
exercise for
adolescent
(Straumann
et al 2011)
This
database
offers
resourceful
information
for the view
of the public
too.
National Guidelines
Clearinghouse
The National Guideline
Clearinghouse™
(NGC) is a public
resource for evidence-
based clinical practice
guidelines.
 Detailed search provides
limits and advance search
features
 Browse by
Disease/Condition or
Treatment/Intervention
Keyword
search:
Also
browse by:
Reliable
and valid
perception
scale in
regards to
reduced
levels of
depression
in
adolescent.
This
database is
available to
the general
public for
information
TRIP Database
TRIP is a clinical
search engine to locate
publicly available
clinical evidence.
 Limit to:
 Systematic Reviews
Keyword
search:
Limits:
Outcome
of study on
depression
in
adolescent
after a
period of
six months.
This
database
offers a
broad search
engine that
provides
more
information
even to the

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public.
Summary
The above chart summarizes the study topic of adolescents and their experience in mild
to severe depression. The five databases based on the question of adolescents and their experience in
depression is: the CINAHL, the PubMed, the Cochrane Library, the National Guidelines Clearinghouse
Library and the TRIP database. These databases help in the findings as they offer information necessary
for relevant study even to the general public. In the findings, there are articles that have been used such
as Adolescents experiencing mild to severe depression. Another article is the Regular exercise that is
needed for an adolescent. Another relevant article is the Effects of lack or no regular exercise for
adolescent.
References:
Healey, J. (2015). Adolescent health. Rozelle, N.S.W.: Spinney press.
Robert, L., & Christopher, A. (2012).Adolescent Exercise to reduce Depression. New York:
Cengage Learning.
Shafii, M., & Shafii, S. L. (2017). Clinical guide to depression in children and adolescents.
Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
Strauman, T.J., Costanzo, P. R., & Garber, J. (2011). Depression in adolescent girls: science and
prevention. New York: Guilford Press.