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A-Z List of Databases

Click here to access the A-Z List of Databases. This is where you will find the licensed library content: scholarly journal articles, dissertations & theses, ebooks, multimedia and more. The Librarians recommend starting your research in ProQuest Central. Questions? Contact us for help at: library@aspen.edu

Why Use a Framework?

Frameworks can help:

  • focus the question, protocol/project/scope and search strategy,
  • identify inclusion/exclusion and data extraction element and clarify the theoretical framework and
  • provide clarity for reviewers, readers/funders.

Critical appraisal is the systematic evaluation of clinical research papers to see if they address a clearly focused question, use a valid methodology, and have important results applicable to the researcher's question.  

Adapted from CEBM: The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

PICOT

PICOT is useful for Clinical Questions about therapies and outcomes, often with a comparison.

table of the 5 basic pico criteria with definitions

Sample Topic:

Find evidence based medicine on alternatives to narcotic medicating for the elderly within home settings.

  • = elderly in home, senior, geriatric, home care  
  • I = cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
  • C = no opiates/narcotics
  • O = lessened anxiety and associated behaviors (eg. over-eating, alcohol consumption)
  • T = within 3 months

Adapted from CHLA 2021 Conference presentation

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