NURS-FPX8045-PICOT Question and Search Strategy

PICOT Question and Search Strategy

Capella University

NURS-FPX8045: Doctoral Writing and Professional Practice

Sara Torres

November 23, 2021

PICOT Question and Search Strategy

1. PICOT Question

Population: Cancer patients

Intervention: Supportive psychotherapy

Comparison: Pharmacological

Outcome: Lower reported pain scores

2. Question: In patients with cancer, does supportive psychotherapy result in lower pain scores when compared to pharmacological intervention?

3. Search terms.

Supportive psychotherapy Pharmacological Pain Psychotherapy

Self-esteem Sedative Uncomfortable sensations Behavior therapy

Adaptive skills Medicinal ‎Chronic Pain Cognitive therapy

Sympathetic therapy Therapeutic ‎Psychological pain Psychotherapeutic

4. The “Best Bets” in the Nursing Databases List

The databases preferred to address the question include the Public Health database, PubMed Central, and OVID Nursing. The Public health database is among the ideal starting points for evidence-based information on cancer pain management. Students, researchers, and professionals can rely on the database for high-quality and full-text publications, including peer-reviewed scholarly articles. A second database is OVID Nursing Full Text Plus that provides access to the most relevant and up-to-date full-text content. The comprehensive and cost-effective source of journal content and the access to abstract data make OVID Nursing Full Text Plus appropriate for the question. PubMed Central is another database with a million full-text biomedical and life sciences records. The free full-text archive makes the database ideal for retrieving information comparing supportive psychotherapy and pharmacological interventions for cancer patients.