Library Guides: IHW 101: Introduction to Integrative Health in Populations: PICO(T)

What is PICOT?

Use the PICOT format to assist your search for literature related to a research question.

P = Patient Population

I = Intervention or area of Interest

C = Comparison or Control group

O = Outcome

T = Time frame (e.g. how long does it take for the intervention to reach an outcome?) Not always included

An Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
Seven modules guide you through the EBP process. Developed by Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill medical libraries.
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Based at the University of Oxford, the Centre aims to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools they need to practice EBM. Noteworthy resources are
- Finding the Evidence Tutorial
- Search Strategy Handout PDF
- Catalogue of Bias, describing a wide range of biases and their impact on research studies.