Results Sensitivity
• SCOPUS database demonstrated the highest sensitivity which might have been expected
because it covers an extensive number of journals and titles for social science and
returned 436 hits and 24 relevant hits of which 22 articles were included in the review
and sensitivity was calculated at (21.6%) it was the top performing database overall.
• The U-search (The Ulster University Library tool) was the second highest having 126 hits
and 13 relevant items being similar, to Social care online which retrieved 56 and 13
relevant items sensitivity calculated at SCO at 11.6% and U-Search 11.7%.
• The three top performing databases for sensitivity SCOPUS, U-Search and Social care
online between them retrieved 618 articles over the three databases