UC Library Guides: Evidence-Based Practice in Health: Types of Clinical Question (2024)

FAQs

What kind of clinical question for an evidence-based practice project? ›

These types of questions typically ask who, what, where, when, how & why about things like a disorder, test, or treatment, etc. How overweight is a woman to be considered slightly obese? What are the clinical manifestations of menopause? What causes migraines?

There are five different types of foreground questions, each focusing on a different action in response to the clinical problem: therapy or intervention; prognosis; harm/etiology; diagnosis; and prevention.

Examples of broad clinical research questions include:

What maternal factors are associated with obesity in toddlers? What elements of a peer support intervention prevent suicide in high school females? What is the most accurate and comprehensive way to determine men's experience of physical assault?

A clinical question needs to be directly relevant to the patient or problem at hand and phrased in such a way as to facilitate the search for an answer. PICO makes this process easier. It is a mnemonic for the important parts of a well-built clinical question.

Every time you talk with a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist, use the Ask Me 3 questions to better understand your health. What is my main problem? What do I need to do? Why is it important for me to do this?

Open, Closed, Probing

Open questions however, lead to more complex and extended answers. Probing questions are quite similar to open questions, except that they seek to build on what has been previously discussed. We use these three types of question every day in conversation.

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Examples

Use of oxygen to help with hypoxia and organ failure in patients with COPD. Management of angina. Protocols regarding alarm fatigue. Recognition of a family member's influence on a patient's presentation of symptoms.

In a research study the research question and hypothesis lead to the development of a research study; the clinical question in an evidence-based practice project is the first step in the development of an evidence-based practice project.

What are the 3 requirements for evidence-based practice? ›

Type of Questions

There are four main types of clinical questions: 1. Therapy: questions concerning the effectiveness of a treatment or preventative measure. 2. Harm/Etiology: questions concerning the likelihood of a therapeutic intervention to cause harm.

A well-built question will address four important items: Patient or Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome. To help you remember this, you can use the mnemonic PICO.

Using three key questions to focus should aid the formation of a good clinical question, these are: What is the most important health issue for this patients? Which issue should I address first? Which question, when answered, will help the patient most?

Background questions concern general knowledge of a condition, disease, process, etc. These types of questions generally have only two parts: A question root (who, what, when, where, how, why) and. a disorder, test, treatment, or another aspect of health care.

A well-built question will address four important items: Patient or Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome. To help you remember this, you can use the mnemonic PICO.

The first step in the evidence-based practice (EBP) process is to identify the clinical problem or question for which you are seeking evidence. Asking a focused and relevant question about your client's situation will inform your search.

PICOT Example

Does telemonitoring blood pressure (I) in patients with hypertension (P) affect blood pressure control (O) within one year of initiation of the medication (T)?