Evidence-based models will often suggest PICO as a process for framing a question and crafting search strategies. The elements of PICO include:
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P (Problem or Patient or Population) |
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I (intervention/indicator) |
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C (comparison) |
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O (outcome of interest) |
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S (study design) |
Here's an example of a question converted into the PICO framework:
Q: How effective are after-school programs for teenagers?
| P | Teenagers |
| I | After-school programs |
| C | No after-school programs; other programs (mentoring, tutoring) |
| O | Unspecified but some possibilities: academic achievement, career development |
| S | "effective", randomized experiments |
For more information on the PICO framework, including examples and a worksheet template go to https://guides.nyu.edu/pico
Use Quotation Marks to narrow your search or combine search terms that are more than single worlds.
This shows the search engines & databases that you want the terms to be found together.
In 2018 a Google search for domestic violence yielded 606 million results.
In 2018 a Google search for "domestic violence" yielded 72.5 million results.
