Identify the main concepts of your PICOT question.
- The main concepts are words or phrases that will be essential to include as search terms when searching for evidence.
- There may be some words in your PICOT question that will be unnecessary to include as search terms
- When reviewing your PICOT question, it is important to identify only the main concepts of the P, I, and O
EXAMPLE:
The main concepts identified in this question for the P, I, and O are:
- community-dwelling
- older adults
- social support
- loneliness
- isolation
These concepts will then be used to develop search terms and a search strategy.
