The EDS PICO widget is a simple tool that provides users a form for parsing their search terms according to the PICO framework, and mapping those terms to an EDS search expression.
- Required Fields: Population/Problem, Intervention
- Optional Fields: Comparison, Outcomes
- Submit: users must click on the submit button to execute the PICO search in EDS
- Reset: clears the form
- Help: displays this page
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Start your search using broad or simplified terms to describe a condition or intervention; in many cases, these will be automatically mapped to the more specific descriptors in each database.
- PICO searches should be focused on matters of therapy, diagnosis, or prognosis. [2] Use the EDS/CINAHL Basic or Advanced search for basic research questions.
- Do not include Boolean operators in your PICO search (and, or).
- Once you've submitted your initial search, use the EDS/CINAHL facet and limiter tools to further refine or expand your search results. Remember, PICO is a tool to get you started, but there are many other tools within EDS/CINAHL that help you refine your results.
