PICOT format

. anHi everyone

Has anyone done a research using a PICOT format? I have difficulty writing the picot question. The subject is Pain management and treatment in Patients at end of life.

Any suggestions please

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

HI!

I moved your post to it's own thread. it isn't always a good idea to use an old thread as to get the best response.

What do you know about PICO?

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

End-of-Life Care and Outcomes: Structured Abstract

Question Templates for Asking PICOT Questions:

P: Population/disease ( i.e. age, gender, ethnicity, with a certain disorder)

I: Intervention or Variable of Interest (exposure to a disease, risk behavior, prognostic factor)

C: Comparison: (could be a placebo or "business as usual" as in no disease, absence of risk factor, Prognostic factor B )

O: Outcome: (risk of disease, accuracy of a diagnosis, rate of occurrence of adverse outcome)

T: Time: The time it takes to demonstrate an outcome (e.g. the time it takes for the intervention to achieve an outcome or how long participants are observed).

Note: Not every question will have an intervention (as in a meaning question) or time (when it is implied in another part of the question) component.

For an intervention/therapy:

In _______(P), what is the effect of _______(I) on ______(O) compared with _______© within ________ (T)?

For etiology:

Are ____ (P) who have _______ (I) at ___ (Increased/decreased) risk for/of_______ (O) compared with ______ (P) with/without ______ © over _____ (T)?

Diagnosis or diagnostic test:

Are (is) _________ (I) more accurate in diagnosing ________ (P) compared with ______ © for _______ (O)?

Prevention:

For ________ (P) does the use of ______ (I) reduce the future risk of ________ (O) compared with _________ ©?

Prognosis/Predictions

Does __________ (I) influence ________ (O) in patients who have _______ (P) over ______ (T)?

Meaning

How do ________ (P) diagnosed with _______ (I) perceive ______ (O) during _____ (T)?

PICO

Some good evidence based information/studies from the AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) EPC Evidence-based Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

http://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/content.php?pid=431451&sid=3530451

I hope this helps:)