PICOT Question

Among patients with osteoporosis, does falls risk management (multifactorial intervention including home safety assessment, vision and hearing screening, medication review, and education on fall risks and fall prevention) compared to usual care result in a reduction in the number of falls over a 12-month period?

Based on the PICOT Question below:

A PICOT question is a research question that includes the elements of population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and timeframe. This type of question is often used in clinical research to help guide studies.

The PICOT question above is broken down as shown below:

P: Patients with osteoporosis

I: Falls risk management (multifactorial intervention including home safety assessment, vision and hearing screening, medication review, and education on fall risks and fall prevention)

C: Usual care

O: Reduction in the number of falls over a 12-month period

T: 12 months

In a paper of 500-750 words, clearly identify the clinical problem and how it can result in a positive patient outcome.

Step 1: Create PICOT question; A PICOT question is presented and provides a clear framework for the capstone project change proposal. Your PICOT question should clearly outline all of these elements: patient, intervention, comparison, outcome and time.

Step 2: PICOT Problem: Identify the PICOT problem, what clinical problems or issues may arise from clinical care? The PICOT problem as it relates to evidence-based solution, nursing intervention, patent care, health care agency, and nursing practice is thoroughly described.

Step 3: Describe nursing intervention: A nursing intervention used to address the problem. Compare the nursing intervention to a patient population not currently receiving the nursing intervention, and timeframe needed to implement the change process.

Step 4: Summarize Clinical Problem and Patient Outcome: The clinical problem and how it can result in a positive patient outcome.