title: The PICO strategy for the research question construction and evidence search.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, and University of São Paulo, College of Nursing, Brazil. mamedio@usp.br
authors.forename: Cristina Mamédio
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: da Costa Santos
authors.forename: Cibele Andrucioli
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Mattos Pimenta
authors.forename: Moacyr Roberto Cuce
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nobre
mesh_terms: D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012196:Review Literature as Topic