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Occupational Therapy: Getting Started

Framing Your Research Question

There are a variety of frameworks you can use to help frame your research question. The one you choose will depend on your area of focus.


PICO*

P- Population/Problem
I- Intervention
C- Comparison
O- Outcome
*This is the most common clinical framework!


ECLIPSe

E- Expectation
C- Client
L- Location
I- Impact
P- Professionals
Se- Service


SPIDER

S- Sample
P- Phenomenon of
I- Interest
D- Design
E- Evaluation
R- Research Type


Welcome

Occupational therapy by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 via Pix4free


This guide is designed to help you get started on research in Occupational Therapy. Feel free to contact a librarian with any questions, or to set up an in-depth research consultation.

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