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Using the PICO Framework

PICO Framework

Without a well-focused question, it can be very difficult and time consuming to identify appropriate resources and search for relevant evidence. Practitioners of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) often use a specialized framework, called PICOT, to form the question and facilitate the literature search.1 PICOT stands for:

· Patient Problem, (or Population)

· Intervention,

· Comparison or Control, and

· Outcome

· Time

Framework item:	Think about:	Example:
Patient Problem (or Population)	What are the patient's demographics such as age, gender and ethnicity? Or what is the or problem type?	Work-related neck muscle pain
Intervention	What type of intervention is being considered? For example is this a medication of some type, or exercise, or rest?	Strength training of the painful muscle
Comparison or Control	Is there a camparison treatment to be considered? The comparison may be with another medication, another form of treatment such as exercise, or no treatment at all.	Rest
Outcome	What would be the desired effect you would like to see? What effects are not wanted? Are there any side effects involved with this form of testing or treatment?	Pain relief
Time	In the DNP the time frame is eight-weeks	Eight-Weeks

When forming your question using PICOT, keep the following points in mind:

· Your Patient is a member of a population as well as a person with (or at risk of) a health problem. So, in addition to age and gender, you may also need to consider ethnicity, socioeconomic status or other demographic variables.

· A Comparison is not always present in a PICO analysis.

· Outcomes should be measurable as the best evidence comes from rigorous studies with statistically significant findings.

· An Outcome ideally measures clinical wellbeing or quality of life, and not alternates such as laboratory test results.

· A Time ideal for DNP practicum is an eight-week period.

PICO Elements Change According to Question Type (Domain)

When forming your question using the PICOT framework it is useful to think about what type of question it is you are asking, (therapy, prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, etiology). The table below illustrates ways in which Problems, Interventions, Comparisons and Outcomes vary according to the type (domain) of your question. Time of eight-week period.

Question Type	Patient Problem or Population	Intervention or Exposure	Comparison or Control	Example Outcome Measures
Therapy (Treatment)	Patient's disease or condition.	A therapeutic measure, eg., medication, surgical intervention, or life style change.	Standard care, another intervention, or a placebo.	Mortality rate, number of days off work, pain, disability.
Prevention	Patient's risk factors and general health condition.	A preventive measure, e.g., A lifestyle change or medication.	Another preventative measure OR maybe not applicable.	Mortality rate, number of days off work, disease incidence.
Diagnosis	Specific disease or condition.	A diagnostic test or procedure.	Current "reference standard" or "gold standard" test for that disease or condition.	Measures of the test utility, i.e. sensitivity, specificity, odds ratio.
Prognosis (Forecast)	Duration and severity of main prognostic factor or clinical problem.	Usually time or "watchful waiting".	Usually not applicable.	Survival rates, mortality rates, rates of disease progression.
Etiology (Causation)	Patient's risk factors, current health disorders, or general health condition.	The intervention or exposure of interest. Includes an indication of the strength/dose of the risk factor and the duration of the exposure.	Usually not applicable.	Survival rates, mortality rates, rates of disease progression.

*****Please include time period of eight-weeks.

Writing Your Question Statement

Once you have clearly identified the main elements of your question using the PICO framework, it is easy to write your question statement. The following table provides some examples.

Question Type	Patient Problem or Population	Intervention or Exposure	Comparison or Control	Outcome Measure
Therapy	In patients with osteoarthritis of the knee	is hydrotherapy more effective than	traditional physiotherapy	in relieving pain?
Prevention	For obese children	does the use of community recreation activities	compared to educational programs on lifestyle changes	reduce the risk of diabetes mellitus?
Diagnosis	For deep vein thrombosis	is D-dimer testing or	ultrasound	more accurate for diagnosis?
Prognosis	In healthy older women that suffer hip fractures	within the year after injury		what is the relative risk of death?
Etiology	Do adults	who binge drink	compared to those who do not binge drink	have higher mortality rates?