Duke University Medical Center LibGuides - Test Instruments

Databases

Use these databases to search for information on both published and unpublished research instruments, find articles that discuss a particular instrument, or obtain the full-text test where available.

CINAHL

In CINAHL click on CINAHL Headings in the blue bar at the top of the search screen. Type "research instruments" into the search box. There you will find more specific headings. You may also select "instruments by name" or "instrument by type."
Dissertations and Theses @ Duke University
A ProQuest database that allows access to Duke University doctoral dissertations by Duke University users; some full-text available. Master's theses written at Duke University are not represented in this database. Use this database to access unpublished research instruments.
ERIC

Corresponds to the Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) [journal literature], and Resources in Education (RIE) [report literature]. Use the ERIC Thesaurus to browse for tests, individual measures, scales, surveys, questionnaires, etc.
Health and Psychological Instruments (HAPI)
HAPI was canceled in August 2009
PsycINFO

Contains information on the psychological aspect of disciplines such as medicine, nursing, psychiatry, sociology, pharmcology, educaiton and others. Browse the PsycINFO Thesaurus for search terms then limit results by selecting Classification Code 2220 for "tests & testing."
PubMed

Useful if looking for articles that discuss the use of certain measurement instruments. Search by topic or by MeSH term and combine with MeSH terms such as "Questionnaires""[Mesh] or "Psychological Tests"[Mesh] or "Reproducibility of Results"[MeSH].
Research Instruments and Questionnaires in CINAHL
This tip sheet outlines some approaches that CINAHL offers in finding information about research instruments and questionnaires.