A nurse educator develops a PICO question to research the success of a support group for renal failure
The questions is: "Do newly diagnosed renal failure patients who attend monthly support group meetings have a decreased readmission rate over a 6-month period when compared to a similar group of patients who do not attend a support group?" In analyzing the data, the letter C might focus on which of the following? a. Comparison with patients who do not attend a support group
b. The patient's involvement in a monthly support group
c. Decreased readmission rate over 6-month period
d. The problem of maintaining newly diagnosed renal failure patients at home
A
Using the acronym PICO, the C might involve a comparison with patients who do not attend a support
group. P would be the patient or problem such as the problem of maintaining newly diagnosed renal
failure patients at home. The letter I would be the intervention such as involvement in a monthly
support group. And the letter O would reflect the outcome. In this case the outcome might be
decreased readmission rate over a 6-month period.
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