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Exercise Science

Resources for students in the Exercise Science Programs

Writing a PICO Question

Write a PICO Question (Accessible Version)

  1. Who are your people? What group or population are you focused on? Why does that group matter? This will become your population. (Example: children with disabilities)
  2. What is your people’s problem? Why do these people need an intervention? What data have you seen? How will a change be measured? The change in this problem will become your outcome. (Example: full participation in daily life)

  3. What is the current approach to this problem? This is often no intervention, a different intervention, or the standard of care. This will become your comparison. (Example: nothing)

  4. What is the new, novel, or understudied approach to this problem? What are you trying to do to fix the problem? What is your innovation? This will become your intervention. (Example: powered mobility devices)

  5. Putting It All Together: For children with disabilities, how do powered mobility devices increase participation in daily life activities?