What Is a Pico Question

Before you start your search, it is important to have a well-built question. PICO stands for patient/population, intervention, comparison and outcomes. …

What is an example of a PICO question?

For example: In adult patients with total hip replacements (Population), how effective is pain medication (Intervention) compared to aerobic stretching (Comparison) in controlling post operative pain (Outcome) during the perioperative and recovery time (Time)?

What are the six types of PICO questions?

Questions arise from 6 aspects of clinical work: Clinical evidence, diagnosis, prognosis, therapy, prevention and education.