The PICO strategy for the research question construction and evidence search.

The improvement of nursing students’ search skills through teaching evidence-based databases

Abstract Introduction: Nurses must possess searching skills to provide high quality patient care and perform evidence-based nursing process. Therefore, the current study focused on the effect of teaching evidence-based databases on nursing studentschr('39') search skills. Methods: This was an applied semi-experimental study in which a one group pretest–posttest design was used. In this study, p...

PICO-based problem solving (question-answer) of the ST-segment elevation in the aVR lead in a patient with chest pain referred to a hospital emergency department: Letter to Editor

In evidence-based medicine, constructing research questions is the most important part of research integration. Formulating a research question is the first step to conducting a credible and valuable research. Patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) is a specialized framework used by most researchers to formulate a research question and facilitate resource review. In the heart ward of...

The Resilient Child Indicators in Natural Disasters: A Systematic Review Protocol

Background: Annually, Children as a major group have affected in disasters all over the world. As resilience terminology has been appeared in disaster risk reduction to improve more attention on human ability instead of concentration on his vulnerability. It seems that child resiliency may be the best approach to decrease their vulnerability. Although there are lot studies on resiliency, child ...

Development of a Search Strategy for an Evidence Based Retrieval Service

BACKGROUND Physicians are often encouraged to locate answers for their clinical queries via an evidence-based literature search approach. The methods used are often not clearly specified. Inappropriate search strategies, time constraint and contradictory information complicate evidence retrieval. AIMS Our study aimed to develop a search strategy to answer clinical queries among physicians in ...

Modifying “Pico” Question into “Picos” Model for More Robust and Reproducible Presentation of the Methodology Employed in A Scientific Study