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Last Updated: 3rd Jul 2024

What is Pico T?

PICOT stands to: Population/ Patient Problem: Who are you treating? (Disease, Health status, race, sex, age) Intervention: What do you plan to do for your patient? (Specific tests and therapies, medications) Treatment: No treatment, other treatment, etc. )



What does the T in Picot mean?

PICO(T), stands for Population/Problem/Patient: Who are you treating? (disease, health status, age and gender, race, sex, etc.) Intervention: What will you do for your patient? (specific tests, therapies, medications)

Similar to the nursing question, what is a PICO? PICO is a mnemonic that helps you clarify your clinical question. It is a framework that asks you to consider different aspects of the question you are investigating. To help you find the right level of evidence, some questions may include a T.

What is a good Picot question, you ask?

These are the five types of questions: Intervention (or issue): Used to determine the best treatment. Example: How does hourly rounding (I), compared to rounding every two hours (C), affect the incidence of falls in patients at high risk (P)?

How do you write a PICO question?

PICO is a mnemonic that describes the four elements of an excellent clinical foreground question. P = Population/Problem. How would you describe the problem? I = Intervention – What is the main intervention, prognostic factor, or exposure?