Evidence Synthesis Academy

Develop Your Research Question

How to Develop Your Research Question

This is the third part in a series of online courses about how to conduct a systematic review. If you haven’t completed the other steps yet, please visit our homepage to start from the beginning. For more background on what a systematic review is and how it might help you answer an important question, check out our intro course.

If you’re ready to write your research question, let’s get started!

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How to build a question

A question to match your search
Lesson 1 of 3 within section How to build a question.
What makes a good question?
Lesson 2 of 3 within section How to build a question.
Meet PICO(D)
Lesson 3 of 3 within section How to build a question.

Population

Population basics
Lesson 1 of 5 within section Population.
Be specific
Lesson 2 of 5 within section Population.
Define your condition
Lesson 3 of 5 within section Population.
Diagnosis
Lesson 4 of 5 within section Population.
Things to consider
Lesson 5 of 5 within section Population.

Intervention + comparator

Seek comparisons, not the ideal
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Intervention + comparator.
Intervention vs. comparator
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Intervention + comparator.
What are you comparing?
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Intervention + comparator.
Details
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Intervention + comparator.

Outcomes

Outcomes
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Outcomes.
Add outcomes to your question
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Outcomes. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Types of outcomes
Lesson 3 of 6 within section Outcomes.
How are you measuring your outcomes?
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Outcomes.
Kidney failure outcomes
Lesson 5 of 6 within section Outcomes. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Your question so far
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Outcomes. You must enroll in this course to access course content.

Design

Design
Lesson 1 of 11 within section Design.
The best ingredients for your systematic review
Lesson 2 of 11 within section Design.
Hierarchy of evidence pyramid
Lesson 3 of 11 within section Design. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Lesson 4 of 11 within section Design.
Cohort studies
Lesson 5 of 11 within section Design. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Case-control studies
Lesson 6 of 11 within section Design. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Further down the pyramid
Lesson 7 of 11 within section Design.
Pick your study designs
Lesson 8 of 11 within section Design.
Non-comparative studies
Lesson 9 of 11 within section Design. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Design details
Lesson 10 of 11 within section Design.
Finish line
Lesson 11 of 11 within section Design.

Give it a Try

Give it a Try!
Lesson 1 of 2 within section Give it a Try. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Next Steps
Lesson 2 of 2 within section Give it a Try. You must enroll in this course to access course content.

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