PICOT 1
In the acronym PICOT the "P" stands for this.
What is Population
In the acronym PICOT the "I" stands for this
What is Intervention?
In the acronym PICOT the C stands for this.
What is Comparison?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
In the acronym PICOT the "O" stands for this
What is Outcome
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.
when there are alternative comparisons with the 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?
THESE elements 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?"
What represents the Population?
What is patients with heart failure
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"
What is the intervention?
What is receiving home health care?
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?
TRIPLE JEOPARDY!!
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"
What 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"
What is the time frame.
What is within 30 days?
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
These types of questions are broad in scope and are not meant to be answered by PICOT questions.
a. population types
b. background questions
c. engagement types
d. PICOT formats
What are background questions?
A background question is when you are seeking general knowledge about a process, condition, test, treatment or thing.
This type of clinical question often builds on background questions and focuses on specific clinical knowledge
Background question
Primary question
foreground question
ancillary question
What is a foreground question?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
In the PICOT question "How do new mothers with triplets perceive their sense of social inclusion during the first three months after the birth?"
Which 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 a detailed 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?
In the PICOT question " In patients presenting to the ED with fever, is lactic acid as opposed to WBC more effective in predicting sepsis?"
What element is not present?
What is Time?
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
ancillary question
What is a background question?
A background question is when you are seeking general knowledge about a process, condition, test, treatment or thing.
"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?
"What effect does preoperative carbohydrate treatment, compared with placebo or preoperative fasting, have on postoperative recovery in adult patients undergoing surgery?"
What is the Comparison?
What is the Intervention?
What is the:
Intervention Preoperative carbohydrate
Comparison Placebo OR preoperative fasting
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
The PICOT format aligns best with _____________________ research, particularly quantitative studies as it focuses on identifying a specific population, intervention, comparison group, outcome, and sometimes a timeframe to evaluate the effectiveness of a particular treatment or strategy.
1. qualitative research
2. boolean operators
3. Intervention based research
4. mixed methods research
What is Intervention based research.
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"
Name at least two terms that can be used for a literature search?
What are "heart failure", home health care", and "30 day readmission rate".