Utilization of the PICO framework to improve searching PubMed for clinical questions
Connie Schardt, Martha B Adams, Thomas Owens et al. · 2007
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Schardt, Adams, Owens, and co-authors test whether the PICO framework improves searching PubMed for clinical answers. Modern evidence-based care needs quick access to trusted medical knowledge at the point of care. Many bedside questions go unanswered, though, often because searches are poorly framed.
PICO breaks a question into patient, intervention, comparison, and outcome parts before searching. The authors studied whether teaching that structure helps searchers find better evidence faster. Clearer questions lead to cleaner searches, which matters when a clinician needs a solid answer during a busy clinic. Better searches mean fewer missed papers when evidence is gathered under time pressure.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Connie Schardt, Martha B Adams, Thomas Owens et al. |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2007 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| LICENSE | Creative Commons Attribution License |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PubMed Central |