Posted: February 28th, 2023

PICOT

PICO(T) Assignment

You will be developing a research study by developing a PICO(T) question which is what guides most Nursing studies. You can review what constitutes the study and the letters as an acronym or read here as: P=Patient; I= Intervention; C=Comparison; O=Outcome: Time frame. You may want to think about some of the situations you have experienced during your clinical rotations. Write out your research so that someone can understand it by the description.

Are ______(P) who have ______(I) compared with those without _______(C) at ________ risk for/of _______ (O) over ________(T)?

Example: Are kids (P) who have obese adoptive parents (I) at Increased risk for obesity (O) compared with kids (P) without obese adoptive parents (C) during the ages of five and 18 (T)?

PICO 
Examples · Population/Patient/Problem. Describe as accurately as possible the patient or group of patients of interest. · Intervention (or cause, prognosis).

PICOT Example · Patient or Problem = hypertension · Intervention = telemonitoring blood pressure · Comparison = n/a · Outcome = improve blood …

The PICOT format is a helpful approach for summarizing research questions that explore the effect of therapy:

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(P) – Population refers to the sample of subjects you wish to recruit for your study. There may be a fine balance between defining a sample that is most likely to respond to your intervention (e.g. no co-morbidity) and one that can be generalized to patients that are likely to be seen in actual practice.

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(I) – Intervention refers to the treatment that will be provided to subjects enrolled in your study.

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(C) – Comparison identifies what you plan on using as a reference group to compare with your treatment intervention. Many study designs refer to this as the control group. If an existing treatment is considered the ‘gold standard’, then this should be the comparison group.

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(O) – Outcome represents what result you plan on measuring to examine the effectiveness of your intervention. Familiar and validated outcome measurement tools relevant to common chiropractic patient populations may include the Neck Disability Index

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 or Roland-Morris Questionnaire.

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 There are, typically, a multitude of outcome tools available for different clinical populations, each having strengths and weaknesses.

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(T) – Time describes the duration for your data collection.

· Your paper should be:

. One (1) page or more.

. Use factual information from the textbook and/or appropriate articles and websites.

. Cite your sources – type references according to the 

APA Style Guide

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