W2 LECT 6: Asking the right questions

Question 1

what are back ground questions?

Answer 1

• these give general knowledge about a particular disease
  -Background” questions can cover the full
  range of biologic, psychological or sociologic
  aspects of human health and illness.

Question 2

what are the 2 component of background questions?

Answer 2

-A question root (who, what, where, when, how,
why) with a verb
- A disorder, or an aspect of a disorder

Question 3

what are foreground questions?

Answer 3

-Ask for specific knowledge about managing
patients with a disorder
- Usually include context of theUsually include context of the patientpatient or specificor specific
problemproblem as well asas well as interventionsinterventions and theirand their
comparison with alternativescomparison with alternatives as well asas well as
outcomesoutcomes. May even be a question that is so. May even be a question that is so
esoteric there is no answer.esoteric there is no answer

Question 4

what are the triggers for questions?

Answer 4

-Individual patients
- Group initiatives
-Topical issues
-national initiatives

Question 5

what is the pico approach?

Answer 5

-Patient or population or problematient or population or problem
-Intervention
-Comparison – with what, etc. comparison – with what, etc.
-Outcome – one is concerned about outcome

Question 6

what are the 4 components of a clinical question?

Answer 6

• patient/ population
• intervention/ exposure
• comparison
• outcome