Evidence-Based PICOT Question Examples

Evidence-Based PICOT Question Examples

Having known the proper PICOT Question format, let's look at some of the examples. We have generalized, etiology, therapy, diagnostic, meaning, prognosis, and intervention PICOT question examples. You will also find examples of PICOT questions on hypertension, pregnancy, mental health/psychiatry, surgery, and heart diseases.

1. In the adult patient with diabetes type 2 [p], can a four-week diabetes self-management education program delivered from a patient portal to a web-enabled device in an SMS platform[I]improve the patient's self-care knowledge and behaviors and SMBG daily average compared to usual care[C] within three months [T]?
2. In adults diagnosed with type II diabetes, does a more comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to patient education achieve higher compliance with blood glucose control compared to traditional patient education?
3. In patients with type II diabetes, does the Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) give the newly diagnosed patients the tools to control their disease and self-management behavior compared to no DSME at all?
4. Are diabetic adults who have low SES at increased risk for diabetic complications or poor clinical outcomes compared to diabetic adults from higher SES?
5. In patients with diabetic foot ulcers, does age play a role in the efficacy of healing when undergoing negative pressure wound therapy?
6. In hospitals with patients with foot ulcers, why isn't NPWT the standard, as opposed to standard saline wound therapy?
7. Do statins, as primary prevention, improve mortality or morbidity in Diabetes Mellitus patients with LDL already over 1000 compared to no statin prescription or Placebo
8. In surgical patients, does listening to music in the perioperative setting have an impact on anxiety and postoperative pain?
9. In hospitalized pediatric patients does medical barcoding decrease medication administration errors compared to standard/no barcoding?
10. In pediatric code teams managing simulated pediatrics anaphylaxis scenario, will the use of epinephrine autoinjector device decrease medication errors (dose, concentration, site) and decrease time to medication administration during pediatric anaphylaxis compared with standard administration of epinephrine from code cart
11. In patients over 65 years in residential care, does receiving medication from RCAs reduce rates of medical errors compared to receiving medication from RNs?
12. For Nurses in acute care settings, do approaches to prevent distractions during medication pass reduce medication administration errors MAEs compared to non-protected passes?
13. For nurses administering medications during 9 Am medication pass time (p), will the implementation of a Quiet Zone (I) as compared to no intervention (c) reduce interruptions and distractions, as well as decrease medication pass time and improve medication safety (o).
14. In adult patients with total hip replacements (p), how effective is PCA pain med (i) compared to PRB IM med © in controlling postoperative pain (o).
15. In a 72-year-old woman with osteoarthritis of the knee, can COX-2 inhibitor use decrease the risk of GI bleeding compared to other NSAIDs?
16. In stroke patients with aphasia (P), does early initiation of aphasia treatment (SLP services) (I) compared to aphasia treatment after initial or spontaneous recovery time (c) achieve functional communication abilities (O).
17. In patients with hypertension, how does medication teaching compared to no medication teaching increase medication adherence and lowered blood pressure?
18. In pregnant women, will periodontitis compared to no periodontitis, increase the risk of miscarriage or poor pregnancy outcome?
19. Among the postpartum mothers, does post-partum depression assessed by the PPD Questionnaire predict the health status of the children by age of 5 years compared to depression measured through child health inventory scale at 5 years?
20. In adolescents with depression or major depressive disorders does the use of SSRIs and CBT/Psychotherapy compared to the exclusive use of CBT/psychotherapy reduce depression or improve mental health outcomes?

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