PICOT Statement Paper
Formulate a PICOT statement using the PICOT format used in the assigned readings. The PICOT statement will provide a framework for your Capstone Project. Then, develop a PICO question/statement
In a paper, clearly identify the clinical problem which is (For the elderly population, does the use of transition care programs or interventions reduce the rate of hospital readmissions compared to handover communication techniques when transferring patients from one setting to another within 30 days?) and How it can result in a positive patient outcome.
Make sure to address the following on the PICOT statement:
1 Evidence-Based Solution
2 Nursing Intervention
3 Patient Care
4 Health Care Agency
5 Nursing Practice
Recall that a PICOT starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. The intervention should be an independent, specified nursing change intervention. The intervention cannot require a provider prescription or equipment change. Include a comparison to a patient population not currently receiving the intervention, and specify the timeframe needed to implement the change process.
Recall the components of PICOT from your research course:
Example of The PICOT format is a helpful approach for summarizing research questions that explore the effect of therapy:
(P) – Population refers to the sample of subjects you wish to recruit for your study. There may be a fine balance between defining a sample that is most likely to respond to your intervention (e.g. no co-morbidity) and one that can be generalized to patients that are likely to be seen in actual practice.
(I) – Intervention refers to the treatment that will be provided to subjects enrolled in your study.
(C) – Comparison identifies what you plan on using as a reference group to compare with your treatment intervention. Many study designs refer to this as the control group. If an existing treatment is considered the ‘gold standard’, then this should be the comparison group.
(O) – Outcome represents what result you plan on measuring to examine the effectiveness of your intervention. Familiar and validated outcome measurement tools relevant to common chiropractic patient populations may include the Neck Disability Index6 or Roland-Morris Questionnaire.7 There are, typically, a multitude of outcome tools available for different clinical populations, each having strengths and weaknesses.
(T) – Time describes the duration for your data collection
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL POINTS NOTED. PLEASE INCLUDE AN INTRODUCTION WITH A THESIS AND A CONCLUSION.
PLEASE USE PROPER CITATIONS WITHIN THE PAPER AND INCLUDE THE ENTIRE WEB ADDRESS FOR EACH REFERENCED USED.
