Assignment 1

Question Components

Your Question

P – Patient or Population

Describe the most important characteristics of the patient. (e.g., age, disease/condition, gender)

I – Intervention; Prognostic Factor; Exposure

Describe the main intervention.

(e.g., drug or other treatment, diagnostic/screening test)

C – Comparison (if appropriate)

Describe the main alternative being considered.

(e.g., placebo, standard therapy, no treatment, the gold standard)

O – Outcome

Describe what you’re trying to accomplish, measure, improve, affect. (e.g., reduced mortality or morbidity, improved memory, accurate and timely diagnosis)

The well-built clinical question:

Primary search term

Synonym 1

Synonym 2

Synonym 3

P

I

C

O

Database Searched

Number of Results

Author(s) and Date of Publication ONLY

Sample/Setting/

Design

Data Collection Tools

Findings/Results

Appraisal of Evidence: Worth to Practice include Strengths, Weaknesses and Conclusions

Level of Evidence (LOE)