Occupational Therapy

Finding trustworthy information

1)

Use our validated and evaluated resources such as our databases:  Medline,  CINAHL, Nursing and Allied Health Database , DynaMed, or our collections of e-books,

Consult our specialized research libguides, e.g. Medicine, Nursing, for databases and book collections. List of research libguides by specialties.

2)

Use the reputable resources available that cover different angles of health problems: 

• the public services: Federal government, provincial governments, municipal...
• the recognized associations or by health professionals 
• the official data, such as health statistics, or general stats

3)

If you find information on the Internet or through any resource and are in doubt, use the guides provided in the "Evaluating Sources and Resources" or "Verifying the Facts" box below to validate the information, facts or statements!

Good research !!

Assessing health care resources

Online Health Information Aid - McGill University

• Online Health Information Aid provides tips and resources on searching, evaluating, and using online health information. Please take a look on the section for COVID-19.
• COVID-19 : On this page dedicated to COVID-19, you will find selected resources for navigating and understanding the information related to the pandemic.

COVID-19 Myths and misinformation - University of Toronto

• Learn more on :  Fact / Fiction,  Misinformation,   How can I spot misinformation about the coronavirus and COVID-19... and more
• Explore the pages and documents proposed by the University of Toronto.

Medline 

• Evaluating Health Information : Tutorial
• Online health information - what can you trust?  See the list "MedlinePlus Evaluating Internet Health Information: Checklist"

Fiabilité de l'information : Évaluer le contenu en ligne (in French)

• Page de synthèse réalisée par les Bibliothèques des sciences de la santé, Université de Montréal: 1. Qualité et validité du contenu; 2.  Autorité de la source; 3. Mise à jour; 4. Facilité d'utilisation

Evaluating clinical guidelines: you can use one of these tools.

• From CADTH, Critical Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines 
• "Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) ". For more information, check out their resources.

Evaluating the sources of Grey Literature, two tests are commonly used:

• The CRAAP Test : Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose
• The CARS checklist: Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support

World Health Organization

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Mythbusters
• Navigate in the list of topics

COVID-19 Pandemic Wikipedia page

• Misinformation related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Myths and misinformation - University of Toronto

• Learn more on :  Fact / Fiction,  Misinformation,   How can I spot misinformation about the coronavirus and COVID-19... et plus 
• Explore the pages and documents proposed by the University of Toronto.

Online Health Information Aid - McGill University

• Online Health Information Aid provides tips and resources on searching, evaluating, and using online health information. Please take a look on the section for COVID-19.
• COVID-19 : On this page dedicated to COVID-19, you will find selected resources for navigating and understanding the information related to the pandemic.

COVID19MisInfo.org Portal

• Are These COVID-19 Claims True or False?  Consult the Portal !!  The COVID19MisInfo.org Portal is a rapid response project of the Ryerson Social Media Lab at Ted Rogers School of Management.

Here are some resources you can consult to better verify the quality of the information you have found :