The Well-Built Clinical Question<\/p>\n
PICO Worksheet<\/p>\n
INSTRUCTIONS:<\/p>\n
Think about a complex clinical problem that you encountered in your daily practice. Use the following table to identify the patient\/population, intervention, comparison, and outcomes. Once is done try to formulate your question. <\/p>\n
Question Components<\/p>\n
Your Question<\/p>\n
P \u2013 Patient or Population<\/p>\n
Describe the most important characteristics of the patient. <\/p>\n
(e.g., age, disease\/condition, gender)<\/p>\n
I \u2013 Intervention; Prognostic Factor; Exposure<\/p>\n
Describe the main intervention.<\/p>\n
(e.g., drug or other treatment, diagnostic\/screening test)<\/p>\n
C \u2013 Comparison (if appropriate)<\/p>\n
Describe the main alternative being considered.<\/p>\n
(e.g., placebo, standard therapy, no treatment, the gold standard)<\/p>\n
O \u2013 Outcome<\/p>\n
Describe what you\u2019re trying to accomplish, measure, improve, affect.<\/p>\n
(e.g., reduced mortality or morbidity, improved memory, accurate and timely diagnosis)<\/p>\n
The well-built clinical question:<\/p>\n
INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the blanks with information from your clinical scenario:<\/p>\n
THERAPY
In_______________, what is the effect of ________________on _______________ compared with _________________?<\/p>\n
PREVENTION
For ___________ does the use of _________________ reduce the future risk of ____________ compared with ______________?<\/p>\n
DIAGNOSIS OR DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Are (Is) ________________ more accurate in diagnosing _______________ compared with ____________?<\/p>\n
PROGNOSIS
Does ____________ influence ______________ in patients who have _____________?<\/p>\n
ETIOLOGY
Are ______________ who have _______________ at ______________ risk for\/of ____________ compared with _____________
with\/without______________?<\/p>\n
MEANING
How do _______________ diagnosed with _______________ perceive __________________?<\/p>\n
INSTRUCTIONS: Scenario (check all that apply):<\/p>\n
Type of Question<\/p>\n
Ideal Type of Study<\/p>\n
\uf00a Therapy<\/p>\n
RCT<\/p>\n
\uf00a Prevention<\/p>\n
RCT > Cohort Study > Case Control<\/p>\n
\uf00a Diagnosis<\/p>\n
Prospective, blind controlled trial comparison to gold standard<\/p>\n
\uf00a Prognosis<\/p>\n
Cohort Study > Case Control > Case Series\/Case Report<\/p>\n
\uf00a Etiology\/Harm<\/p>\n
RCT > Cohort Study > Case Control<\/p>\n
\uf00a Cost analysis<\/p>\n
economic analysis<\/p>\n
Note: Meta-analyses and systematic reviews, when available, often provide the best answers to clinical questions.<\/p>\n
INSTRUCTIONS:<\/p>\n
OR <\/p>\n
AND <\/p>\n
Main Concepts (PICO concepts)<\/p>\n
MeSH\/Subject Headings<\/p>\n
Synonyms<\/p>\n
Search Strategy Development<\/p>\n
INSTRUCTIONS: Finding the right words to get what you want. From your PICO, fill in as much as you can of the table below. <\/p>\n
Primary search term<\/p>\n
Synonym 1<\/p>\n
Synonym 2<\/p>\n
P<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
O<\/p>\n
INSTRUCTIONS: List your inclusion criteria \u2013i.e. gender, age, years of publication<\/p>\n
INSTRUCTIONS: Check any limit that may pertain to your search: <\/p>\n
_____ Age ___________________ Language __________ Year of publication <\/p>\n
Type of study\/publication you want to include in your search: (From Step 2 of tutorial) <\/p>\n
__ Systematic Review or Meta-Analysis <\/p>\n
__ Clinical Practice Guidelines <\/p>\n
__ Critically Appraised Research Studies <\/p>\n
__ Individual Research Studies <\/p>\n
__ Electronic Textbooks<\/p>\n
Check the databases you searched: <\/p>\n
__ Cochrane Library<\/p>\n
__ Joanna Briggs <\/p>\n
__ CINAHL with Full Text<\/p>\n
__ PubMed Clinical Queries <\/p>\n
What information did you find to help answer your question? <\/p>\n
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n
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