The PICO strategy for the research question construction and evidence search.
Evidence based practice is the use of the best scientific evidence to support the clinical decision making. The identification of the best evidence requires the construction of an appropriate research question and review of the literature. This article describes the use of the PICO strategy for the construction of the research question and bibliographical search.
da Costa Santos
Cristina Mamédio
CM
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, and University of São Paulo, College of Nursing, Brazil. mamedio@usp.br
de Mattos Pimenta
Cibele Andrucioli
CA
Nobre
Moacyr Roberto Cuce
MR
D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012196:Review Literature as Topic