Evidence Synthesis in the Social Sciences

• Ask questions that can have results
• When examining a clinical trial, or other measurable studies use the PICO (TS) method

PICO (TS)

P  - Patient (diagnosis, age, etc); Population 

I - Intervention; Incident; Exposure

C- Control group; Comparison

O - Outcome; Effect

T - Timeframe or duration (optional)

S - Type of Study (optional)

Systematic reviews: 7: Synthesis. Library Guides. (n.d.). Retrieved October 14, 2022, from https://unimelb.libguides.com/sysrev/research-question

Research Questions can take up to 2 weeks to decide on, DONT PANIC- it will get formulated- You have done the hard part- start to think about it.

1.  When thinking of a research question it's very important to ask a question that can be proven with evidence. 
2. This may include clinical studies and trials

Systematic reviews: 2: The research question. Library Guides. (n.d.). Retrieved October 14, 2022, from https://unimelb.libguides.com/sysrev/research-question