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DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN’S AFFAIRS Evidence-Based Nursing Practice: Finding the Evidence in CINAHL February 19, 2019 PICO Question #1: PTSD. Step 1: Framing the Question: Evidence-based models use a process for framing a question, locating, assessing, evaluating, and repeating as needed.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN’S AFFAIRS Evidence-Based Nursing Practice: Finding the Evidence in CINAHL February 19, 2019 PICO Question #1: PTSD
Step 1: Framing the Question: Evidence-based models use a process for framing a question, locating, assessing, evaluating, and repeating as needed. “In patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and insomnia, is there evidence to suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy affects sleep quality? The PICO Question
Step 2: Plan your Search Strategy: Plan a search strategy by identifying the major elements of your question, and translate natural language terms to subject descriptors, CINAHL Headings or descriptors. Database - CINAHL Plus with Full Text Search Screen - Advanced Search Search Strategy
Review Results Step 3: View the Results: Choose and review articles that are most relevant to your question. Use the Tools Menu to: Print E-mail Save Cite Export - Save citations to a file formatted for: Direct Export in RIS Format (e.g. CITAVI, EasyBib, EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager or Zotero). Add to Folder
PICO Elements • Population (P) - What individual or group are we interested in studying? • Intervention (I) – What is the action (intervention, treatment) we are considering taking? • Comparison (C) – To what other action (intervention, treatment) are we comparing the considered action? • Outcome (O) - What do we anticipate as an outcome?
PICO Keywords “In patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and insomnia, is there evidence to suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy affects sleep quality?
Combine Searches: (Population, Intervention and Outcome)
Case Study Clinical Trial Randomized Controlled Tr. Research Systematic Review
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