Which Two PICO Components Provide the Primary Searching Terms

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which two PICO components provide the primary searching terms?

• A) Problem and outcome (primary focus is on the intervention treatment and comparison treatment)
• B) Intervention and comparison
• C) Intervention and outcome (partially correct; intervention needs to be compared with the comparison treatment to determine which might be more effective and appropriate)
• D) Comparison and outcome (partially correct; comparison needs to be compared with the intervention treatment to determine which might be more effective and appropriate)
• E) None of the above

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