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ArticleThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2026

Educational interventions for improving health-related literature searching skills of health professionals and students.

Julian Hirt, Magdalena Vogt, Janine Vetsch, Martin N Dichter, Jasmin Eppel-Meichlinger, Hannah Ewald, Ralph Möhler, Martin Mueller, Anne C Rahn, Gabriele Meyer and 1 more

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Article in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Julian HirtDepartment of Health, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, St Gallen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6589-3936
Magdalena VogtDepartment of Health, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, St Gallen, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0002-1281-8304
Janine VetschDepartment of Health, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, St Gallen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5564-7093
Martin N DichterInstitute of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5094-3723
Jasmin Eppel-MeichlingerDivision Nursing Science with focus on Person-Centred Care Research, Department of General Health Studies, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5642-5791
Hannah EwaldUniversity Medical Library, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5081-1093
Ralph MöhlerInstitute for Health Services Research and Health Economics, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8637-7818
Martin MuellerNursing Science and Interprofessional Care, Department of Primary Care and Health Services Research, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5575-442X
Anne C RahnNursing Research Unit, Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9051-3621
Gabriele MeyerInstitute of Health, Midwifery and Nursing Science, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3188-2902
Thomas NordhausenInstitute of Health, Midwifery and Nursing Science, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9841-5807

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (methodology). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the effects of educational interventions for improving health-related literature searching skills of health professionals and students.

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Health PersonnelHumansSystematic Reviews as Topic

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PMID41498627
PMCPMC12777918

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