What's in an acronym?
The acronym PICO is used to represent the four components of a well-built question when employing evidence-based medicine.
P - Patient or Population
I - Intervention
C - Comparison
O - Outcome
Resources
- Asking a Good Question (PICO)An article that goes more in depth in the meaning of the acronym PICO.
- Asking Focused QuestionsA useful chart with more details about PICO
- What is Your Question?A table and example using PICO to form a clinical question.
