Discussion: Clinical or Health System Question
Discussion: Clinical or Health System Question
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Discussion: Clinical or Health System Question
Question Description
Clinical question: PICOT Formats and One Hypothesis Format (must be safety, quality, novel care delivery, or policy/procedure)
At least one area needs to be PICOT & one a research hypothesis with the null stated as well like the examples below.
Online or clinical resources – List at least 2 resources for each. Please use APA format to list resources in this column.
Example Diagnosis Research Hypothesis:
Research hypothesis: A low D-dimer level (less than 500 ng/mL) has a high negative predictive value for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) among patients undergoing diagnostic pulmonary angiography (H1). Null would be: A low D-dimer level has no predictive value for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) among patients undergoing diagnostic pulmonary angiography (H0). (Goldhaber et al., 1993; Tran et al., 2019)
Goldhaber, S. Z., Simons, G. R., Elliott, C. G., Haire, W. D., Toltzis, R., Blacklow, S. C., . . . Weinberg, D. S. (1993). Quantitative plasma D-dimer levels among patients undergoing pulmonary angiography for suspected pulmonary embolism. JAMA, 270(23), 2819-2822.
Tran, H. A., Gibbs, H., Merriman, E., Curnow, J. L., Young, L., Bennett, A., . . . Nandurkar, H. (2019). New guidelines from the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand for the diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism. The Medical journal of Australia, 210(5), 227-235. doi:10.5694/mja2.50004
Example Diagnosis PICOT:
In patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (P) is D-dimer assay (I) compared with ultrasound (C) more accurate in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis (O)?(Goldhaber et al., 1993; Tran et al., 2019)
Goldhaber, S. Z., Simons, G. R., Elliott, C. G., Haire, W. D., Toltzis, R., Blacklow, S. C., . . . Weinberg, D. S. (1993). Quantitative plasma D-dimer levels among patients undergoing pulmonary angiography for suspected pulmonary embolism. JAMA, 270(23), 2819-2822.
Tran, H. A., Gibbs, H., Merriman, E., Curnow, J. L., Young, L., Bennett, A., . . . Nandurkar, H. (2019). New guidelines from the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand for the diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism. The Medical journal of Australia, 210(5), 227-235. doi:10.5694/mja2.50004
Intervention Hypothesis:
State your research hypothesis (H1 & H0):
Intervention PICOT:
In _________________________________________(P) how does ___________________________________(I) compared with_______________________________(C) affect______________________________________(O) within _____________________________________(T)
Prognosis/prediction PICOT
In ________________________________________(P) how does __________________________________(I) compared with______________________________(C) influence/predict____________________________(O) over _____________________________________(T)
Diagnosis or diagnostic test: PICO
In ________________________________________(P) are/is ______________________________________(I) compared with______________________________(C) more accurate in diagnosing ___________________(O)
Etiology: PICOT
Are______________________________________(P) who have _________________________________(I) compared with those without __________________(C) at________ risk for/of _______________________(O) over ______________________________________(T)
Meaning: PIOT
How do _____________________________________(P) with_________________________________________(I) perceive_____________________________________(O) during ______________________________________(T)
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.