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PICOT questions are NOT...
- Not a best/better question.
- In population P, what is the best treatment for X
- In population P, is treatment X better than treatment Y?
- Not answered by a yes/no/number
- Will population P who get treatment X see an improvement in outcome O?
- In population P, by what percentage will treatment X improve outcome O?
- Not a prediction or a thesis statement
- Population P who have intervention I compared to intervention C will have improved outcome O.
- Not an open question
- In population P, what are the barriers to outcome O?
- In population P, what is the effect of treatment X compared with treatment Y?
