Examples of PICOT Questions

Examples of PICOT Questions

1. In patients with elective procedures, what is the effect of non-NPO
2. compared to NPO for 8 hours prior to the procedure on recovery complications within 4 days after procedure?
3. In people with type 2 diabetes, is bariatric surgery is more beneficial than medical intervention to manage blood sugar?
4. In adults (18-55) diagnosed with obesity, does fasting for 3 months reduce weight compared to a calorie-restricted diet?
5. In patients who are 65 years or older, what is the effect of a nurse-patient education intervention in comparison to no nurse-patient education intervention on the rate of flu vaccination?
6. In patients 65 or older, what is the effect of home care nurse visits in comparison to no home care nurse visits on the rate of falls?
7. In primigravid women who had a miscarriage, what is the effect of the implementation of a clinical guideline for compassionate follow-up care, in comparison to no implementation of a clinical guideline, on anxiety three months after the miscarriage?
8. In Adult Diabetic Patients with Depression, Does Integrated Treatment Reduce Symptoms of Depression?
9. In patients aged 65 years and older with heart failure, how does RE-AIM discharge screening and follow-up, compared with usual self-care, affect unplanned re-admission in 30-days? Using the RE-AIM framework, what are the perceptions of the patients and the registered nurse utilizing the protocol?
10. Can patients age 18 to 55 with type 2 Diabetes improve their A1C with the introduction of a 4-week class on Diabetes versus no class?
11. Does the use of Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) bundle decrease the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients admitted to the Intensive care unit?
12. In adults with chronic neck pain, what is the minimum dose of manipulation necessary to produce a clinically important improvement in neck pain compared to supervised exercise at 6 weeks?
13. In post-partum women, how does screening for postpartum depression at their two-week newborn appointment compared to waiting to screen for depression at their six-week postpartum appointment affect the outcome of treatment for postpartum depression?
14. Can patients age 18 to 55 with type 2 Diabetes improve their A1C with the introduction of a 4 week class on Diabetes versus no class?
15. In patients, age 18 to 55 with type 2 Diabetes improve their A1C with the introduction of a 4 week class on Diabetes versus no class?
16. Does physical exercise intervention in managing the signs and symptoms of Colorectal Cancer reduce body pain in CRC patients? (more of an EBP question)

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