Module #2

Question 1

PICOT Method

Answer 1

a useful model to help structure an answerable question. used to formulate clinical or research questions

Question 2

P - opulation

Answer 2

who is the group that will participate in your research?

Question 3

I - ntervention

Answer 3

refers to the treatment/exposure that participants receive

Question 4

C - ontrol / Comparison

Answer 4

refers to the alternative group to which the intervention group is compared

Question 5

O - utcome

Answer 5

the event or occurrence or variable that you want to measure/observe

Question 6

T - ime

Answer 6

amount of time that you want to follow the development of the outcome

Question 7

Hypothesis

Answer 7

a statement of the expected outcome

Question 8

Null Hypothesis

Answer 8

a sample is representative of (equal to) a population. intervention & control groups will have the same outcome

Question 9

Alternative (Research) Hypothesis

Answer 9

contradicts the null hypothesis. sample does not represent (differs from) a population. the outcome of the intervention & control groups will differ

Question 10

Non-Directional Research Hypothesis

Answer 10

predict a change or difference in the outcome measure, but does not specify which way that change is/will go

Question 11

Directional Research Hypothesis

Answer 11

predict the direction of the change or difference in the outcome measure between the groups