PICO question
Topic: Management
A way to structure a clinical question into four elements to make evidence searching easier: P (patient or population), I (intervention), C (comparison) and O (outcome); adding time makes it PICOT. Example: "In adult postoperative clients (P), does early mobilization (I), compared with bed rest (C), reduce the rate of deep vein thrombosis (O)?"
- Also known as:
- PICO, PICOT
- In Turkish:
- PICO soru formatı
What does PICO question mean?
PICO question is part of the Management topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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