FRAMING/structuring Research question

RESEARCH QUESTION

PICO (QUANTITATIVE /CLINICAL STUDY)

· Patient, Population or Problem—who and/or what is my question focused on?

· Intervention—what intervention is being considered?

· Comparison—what intervention is being compared with (or not necessary)

· Outcomes—What do the research hope to achieve/improve/ affect?

Example: Is an “OT lifestyle redesign” intervention, more effective than drug-therapy for anxiety-management in CS living alone during lock-down?

P—Adult cancer survivors (CS)

I—OT lifestyle redesign (alternative) to drugs?

C—Drugs

O—Reduction in stress