MaryCross021

I did not know this. Thank you!! I definitely will use "adherence" from now on!!

Haha I agree with never having to use it again! I can not wait to get it over with!! Good luck with your PICO question!! If you need help, I can do my best to help, but then again this isn't my cup of tea. LOL. To update you I came up with a different PICO question. ? because I could not find enough research on how discharge teaching can decrease patient abuse by caregivers. So I guess it wasnt a good question. Sigh. LOL P: patients I: detailed discharge teachings (pamphlets, videos, websites, phone numbers for resources, etc) ? non-detailed quick discharge teachings (verbal only) O: increase patient compliance I'm going to send this to my instructor and see if she thinks this is better!! crossing my fingers this one is thee one! ?

P: patients being discharged from hospitals I: detailed discharge teachings (pamphlets, videos, websites, phone numbers for resources, etc) ? non-detailed quick discharge teachings (verbal only) O: increase patient compliance ?? ? I think this one is better. I know for my topic I had said I wanted "patient abuse", but it's too complicated. Still deciding. I'm going to try to think of other PICO questions for my research paper, compare them and make a decision on which one I think is best. Everyone has been great in helping me understand PICO and what I need to consider and improve! You are appreciated!! Thank you!!

You are right, very hard to find good research on this topic! ?

Hey!! Yes this is what I came up with: Will giving detailed discharge teachings (I) to caregivers of elderly patients (P) decrease the likelihood of abusing the elderly patient (O) compared to giving quick verbal discharge teachings ©? But I think this is not going to work because I could not find enough research on it. ? So I think I'm going to have to go with a different route. I'm going to keep looking for information, but if I do not find articles I'm going to have to come up with something different, which most likely I will. Pico questions are tough. It's obviously not my cup of tea. LOL

I need a PICO question for a research paper. I would like my topic to be patient abuse, but I can not think of PICO question. So far this is what I have Population: Elderly patients Intervention: abused by caregivers Comparison: not abused by caregivers O: ?????? or Population: Nurses Intervention: abuse patients Comparison: do not abuse patients Outcome: ??? I can't figure out an OUTCOME. I would appreciate your help or any suggestions. Thank you!!