Population
In the acronym PICOT the "P" stands for this.
What is Population
This is the group you are asking the clinical question about.
1.outcome
2.population
3.people
4.nursing group
What is the population?
This is the issue you are interested in testing in a clinical question.
1. hypothesis
2. thesis
3. intervention
4. population
What is the intervention?
This element of the PICOT question is often the current standard of care that you wish to challenge.
1. intervention
2. group
3. population
4. time
What is the comparison intervention
This element of the PICOT question is the thing you expect to be affected as a result of the intervention.
1. comparison
2. outcome
3. population
4. intervention
What is the outcome?
This element of the PICOT question are not always necessary or appropriate to include.
1. timeframe
2. outcome
3. population
4. intervention
What are a comparison group and a time frame?
In the PICOT question: In patients with heart failure how does receiving home health care as opposed to no home services affect hospital readmission rates within 30 days" this is the comparison intervention
What is receiving no home services?
In the PICOT question: In patients with heart failure how does receiving home health care as opposed to no home services affect hospital readmission rates within 30 days" this is the outcome.
What is hospital readmission rates?
In the PICOT question: In patients with heart failure how does receiving home health care as opposed to no home services affect hospital readmission rates within 30 days" this is the time frame.
What is within 30 days?
These types of questions are broad in scope and are not meant to be answered by PICOT questions.
What are background questions?
This type of clinical question often builds on background questions and focuses on specific clinical knowledge
What is a foreground question?
In the PICOT question "How do new mothers with triplets perceive their sense of social inclusion during the first three months after the birth?" this element is not present
What is a comparison intervention/group?
The key words in a PICOT question can be used as a basis for this.
1. conducting literature search
2. researching a Problem Statement
3. identifying a relevant population
4. creating an appropriate intervention
What is conducting a search for relevant literature?
The question " How do calcium channel blockers affect the SA node?" is an example of this type of clinical question
foreground question
background question
foundational question
readmit question
What is a background question?
"Are calcium channel blockers more effective than beta blockers in slowing the heart rate in atrial fibrillation?" is an example of this type of clinical question.
foreground question
background question
foundational question
readmit question
What is a foreground question?
When conducting an internet literature search, this symbol can be attached to the stem of a word to search multiple forms of this word ( such as "nurs")
What is "*"
When conducting an internet literature search, "and" and "or" are examples of this type of term
1. keywords
2. boolean operators
3. binders
4. verbiage
What are boolean operators?
In the PICOT question: "In patients with heart failure how does receiving home health care as opposed to no home services affect hospital readmission rates within 30 days" these are terms that can be used for a literature search.
What are "heart failure", home health care", and "30 day readmission rate".