PICO Worksheet and Search Strategy
1. Define your question using PICO: Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome.
Population:
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Intervention:
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Comparison:
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Outcome:
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2. Write out your question:
____In patients ages 65 and older, how does the use of an influenza vaccine compared to not receiving the vaccine influence their risk of developing pneumonia during the flu season?___________________________________________
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3. List the main topics and terms from your question that you can use to search.
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4. Check any limit that may pertain to your search:
__ Age __ Language __ Year of publication
5. Type of study/publication you want to include in your search: (From Step 2 of tutorial)
__ Systematic Review or Meta-Analysis
__ Clinical Practice Guidelines
__ Critically Appraised Research Studies
__ Individual Research Studies
__ Electronic Textbooks
6. Check the databases you searched:
__ Cochrane Library
__ Joanna Briggs
__ CINAHL with Full Text
__ PubMed Clinical Queries
7. What information did you find to help answer your question?
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This form is adapted from: Syrene A. Miller, PICO Worksheet and Search Strategy, National Center for Dental Hygiene Research
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