Skip to Main Content

PHAR 490: Molecular Neuropharmacology: Finding the Evidence

Writing a PICO Question - See this Guidebook!!!!!

The PICO Question

What does PICO stand for: P = Patient, Population, or Problem; I = Intervention; C = Comparison; O = Outcome

PICO: P = Patient, Population, or Problem, I = Intervention, C = Comparison, O = Outcome

Learn More!

Building a Search Strategy

Select Databases for EBP Research

EBM Pyramid

The EBM Pyramid displays the hierarchy of levels of evidence based on the type of resource you are using. As you go up the EBM Pyramid, the level of evidence becomes stronger.  See the EBM Pyramid below.

Image of EBM Pyramid. From lowest level to top: Background Information / Expert Opinion, Case Controlled Studies / Case Series / Reports, Cohort Studies, Randomized Controlled Trials, Critically-Appraised Individual Articles [Article Synopses], Critically-Appraised Topics [Evidence Syntheses and Guidelines], and Systematic Reviews

Or see this guide which includes the EBP Pyramid as well as a list of resources to help you find information types for each level of the EBP Pyramid.