search strategies

question formulas

helps identify foreground questions based on a clinical scenario and turns broad research questions into focused answerable questions

quantitative

a ___ study uses the PICOT method to help formulate a question

qualitative

a ___ Study uses the PCC, PIE, PEO, PS method to help formula a question

Patient or population

the P stands for ___ or the participants in the study, what they have in common, who is excluded and included

intervention

the I stands for ___ or what is being studied/the independent variable being tested

comparison

the C stands for ___ what is being compared with an assessment, standard of care, etc

outcome

the O stands for ___ or what is being measured

time

the T stands for ___ what the timeframe it is being measured in

PEO

helps formulate a question with a qualitative study which looks at patient/population being studied, the exposure or concern being studied and the outcome/theme or the relation of the population to the exposure

PCC

helps formulate a question with a qualitative study which looks at the paitent/population, concept and the context, or more details about the population/context

PS

helps formulate a question with a qualitative study which looks at the patient population or problem and the situation or what happened to a group to learn more about

background section

apart of a study which helps explain the research topics, summarizes relevant literature, and justifies the need for the study via gaps or problems in the literature

inter related search questions

questions apart of the main research questions to help with building a background and prove the importance of a topic