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PICO Question

PICO: a mnemonic device to help formulate a clinical question and strategy by identifying key concepts

P	Patient/Population/Problem	Describe your patient or problem - be specific
I	Intervention/Indicator	Treatment, cause, etc
C	Comparison/Control	Compared to another treatment or standard of care
O	Outcome	Improvement or negative effects

Patient

ALWAYS include in your search

What are their important characteristics?

primary problem
state of disease/condition
sex
age
socioeconomic status

Intervention

ALMOST ALWAYS include in your search

What do you want to do for the patient?

Education
Therapy
Order tests/procedure

Comparison

Usually not included in your search

What is the alternate intervention, if any?

Different procedure/test
No education
No medication

Outcome

SOMETIMES include in your search

What are you hoping to achieve, measure, or change for the patient?

Alleviate symptoms
Change test results
Behavior modification
Improve function
Reduce adverse effects/events

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