Sample CINAHL search
You can create a search like the one below using CINAHL Subject Headings from the boxes at right.
Use quote marks to specify exact phrases: "quality of life"
Use the asterisk* to include alternate endings: psycholog* will find both psychology and psychological
Use pull down menu to change from Select a Field (optional) to MJ Word in Major Subject Heading. This will make the articles more strongly about your topic.
CINAHL Subject Headings for Biological Impact
biolog*
physiolog*
"drug therapy"
drugs
for Social Impact
psychosocial
social
famil*
parent*
caregiver*
friendship
"interpersonal relations"
"quality of life"
for Cognitive Impact
cogniti*
thinking
learning
memory
"decision making"
"problem solving"
language
Intelligence
achievement
for Psychological Impact
psycholog*
emotion*
personality
perception
anxiety
depression
stress
adjustment
attachment
affect*
CINAHL Subject Headings for Illnesses
"anemia sickle cell"
"autistic disorder"
"breast neoplasms"
"cystic fibrosis"
dementia OR "alzheimer's disease"
"diabetes mellitus type 1"
"down syndrome"
neoplasms OR leukemia
"heart defects congenital"
"human immunodeficiency virus" OR "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome"
"muscular dystrophy"
For Opiate Use Disorder
"substance abuse" as a subject
on next line: opiat*