Transforming your topic into a question will help reframe it, improving the likelihood you will find information in a database and other sources.
On this page, you will learn about PICO, a technique for transforming topics into questions. Then you will learn how to develop search strategies to use in a database.
On the next page, 3) Use the Databases, you will discover some of the most relevant sources in the behavioral sciences for finding articles and other information.
Evidence-based models will often suggest PICO as a process for framing a question and crafting search strategies.
P - problem or person or population
I - intervention or indicator
C - comparison
O - outcome
For more information on the PICO framework, including examples and a worksheet template go to our PICO research guide.