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Defining a
clinical question in terms of the specific patient problem aids the
searcher in
finding clinically relevant evidence in the literature.
P.I.C.O. Model for Clinical Questions
| Patient, Population, or Problem |
How would I
describe
a group
of patients similar to mine?
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| Intervention, Prognostic Factor, or Exposure |
Which
main
intervention, prognostic factor, or exposure am I considering? |
| Comparison or Intervention (if appropriate) |
What is
the main
alternative to compare with the intervention? |
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Outcome you would like to measure or achieve |
What
can
I hope
to accomplish, measure, improve or affect? |
| What type of question are you asking? |
Diagnosis, Etiology,
Therapy, Prognosis, Prevention, Harm |
| Type of study you want to find |
What would be the best study
design/methodology? |
PICOmaker is a free Palm OS-based application that lets users create
and store queries in the PICO format for later reference. This
application, made available by the University of Alberta Libraries, is
intended to assist students and clinicians with evidence based practice.
For downloading and installation, please visit
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/pico/
This page is maintained at www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhsp/resources/ebm.shtml
by Jo
Dorsch, UIC
Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria. Please send comments to Jo Dorsch jod@uic.edu.
Last updated: Friday, 01-Apr-2005 10:51:20 CST
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