PICO Template (2)

TABLE 1.3: Question Templates for Clinical Questions: PIO and PICO Type of Question PIO Question Template (Questions Without an Explicit Comparison) PICO Question Template (Questions With an Explicit Comparison) Therapy/treatment/ intervention In __________ ( P opulation), what is the effect of __________ ( I ntervention) on __________ ( O utcome)? In __________ ( P opulation), what is the effect of __________ ( I ntervention), in comparison to __________ ( C omparative/ alternative intervention), on __________ ( O utcome)? Diagnosis/assessment For __________ ( P opulation), does __________ ( I dentifying tool/ procedure) yield accurate and appropriate diagnostic/assessment information about __________ ( O utcome)? For __________ ( P opulation), does __________ ( I dentifying tool/ procedure) yield more accurate or more appropriate diagnostic/ assessment information than __________ ( C omparative tool/ procedure) about __________ ( O utcome)? Prognosis In __________ ( P opulation), does __________ ( I nfluence/exposure to disease or condition) increase the risk of __________ ( O utcome)? In __________ ( P opulation), does __________ ( I nfluence/exposure to disease or condition), relative to __________ ( C omparative disease/ condition OR absence of the disease/ condition) increase the risk of __________ ( O utcome)? Etiology/harm In __________ ( P opulation), does __________ ( I nfluence/exposure/ characteristic) increase the risk of __________ ( O utcome)? In __________ ( P opulation), does __________ ( I nfluence/exposure/ characteristic) compared to __________ ( C omparative influence/ exposure OR lack of influence or exposure) increase the risk of __________ ( O utcome)? Description (prevalence/incidence) In __________ ( P opulation), how prevalent is __________ ( O utcome)? Explicit comparisons are not typical, except to compare different populations . Meaning or process What is it like for __________ ( P opulation) to experience (condition, illness, circumstance)? OR What is the process by which __________ ( P opulation) cope with, adapt to, or live with __________ (condition, illness, circumstance)? Explicit comparisons are not typical in these types of questions. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer. All Rights Reserved.