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PICO: Ask the Clinical Question
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OPTM 753
Optometry Clinic 3-3; Evidence-Based Practice
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Evidence-Based Practice Basics
PICO: Ask the Clinical Question
Asking a Clinical Question
The PICO Question
Writing a PICO Question - See this Guidebook!!!!!
PICO Worksheets
Databases: Acquire information
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General Resource Evaluation Criteria
Asking a Clinical Question
Recall from the Evidence-Based Practice Cycle that the 2nd step, after learning of your patient's health needs, is to create a clinical question. There is a standardized format for asking a clinical question called PICO.
Evidence-Based Practice Cycle 5 A's
See the graphic of the Evidence-Based Practice Cycle.
The PICO Question
What does PICO stand for: P = Patient, Population, or Problem; I = Intervention; C = Comparison; O = Outcome
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PICO Tutorial
From Boston University, learn more about writing a clinical question.
PICO Definitions and Example PICO Questions
From UVA Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Writing a PICO Question - See this Guidebook!!!!!
EBM Guidebook
This brief (14 pages) book explains the basics of Evidence-Based Medicine and developing your clinical (PICO) question.
PICO Worksheets
Building a Search Strategy with PICO Option
PICO Worksheet from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
PICO Worksheet from Alverno College
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