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Nursing -- Research -- Methodology
The PICO(T) format is a useful strategy for summarizing research questions:
P – Population refers to the sample of subjects you wish to recruit for your study. Consider disease, health status, age, gender, race, sexual orientation.
I – Intervention refers to the treatment that will be provided to subjects enrolled in your study. It may include tests, therapies, or medications.
C – Comparison identifies what you plan on using as a reference group to compare with your treatment intervention. Control group.
O – Outcome represents what result you plan on measuring to examine the effectiveness of your intervention. What do you hope to accomplish-recovery, fewer syptoms
T – Time describes the duration for your data collection.
Use the PICOT fomat to formulate questions.
Your PICOT question will fall under one of these types:
An example of how to use the PICOT format to create a clinical question, and the beginnings of a search strategy. Developed at the University of Otago Wellington New Zeeland's Medical and Health Sciences Library.
Evidence Based Nursing, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Using Information Resources...Nursing: Evidence-Based Practice
University of Minnesota: Evidence-Based Nursing
University of Iowa Hardin Health Sciences Library: Evidence Based Practice
Healthlinks: University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries
Healthlinks: Basic Introduction to EBP Resources
