Element of the clinical question |
Patient |
Intervention (or cause, prognosis) |
Comparison (optional) |
Outcome |
Example | In patients with acute bronchitis, | do antibiotics | none | reduce sputum production, cough or days off? |
Example | In children with ADHD | do pharmacological stimulants (i.e. Adderall, Foculin) | non-stimulant medications | produce reduced instances of impulsivity? |
Example | Among family-members of patients undergoing diagnostic procedures | does standard care, | listening to tranquil music, or audiotaped comedy routines | make a difference in the reduction of reported anxiety? |
Boolean Operators
Boolean Operators are words (AND, OR, NOT) that combine or exclude keywords in a search. Of course you will want to use Education related keywords. This example illustrates how to include or remove subjects with keywords.
AND narrows your search
OR broadens your search
NOT excludes terms