26. PICO and SPIDER Frameworks: How to Write Research Questions

About this lesson

How do you create a strong research question? Learn the PICO framework for clinical research and SPIDER for qualitative studies.

In this module, we explore how to develop focused, answerable research questions using two structured approaches. PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) is ideal for clinical research, while SPIDER (Sample, Phenomenon of Interest, Design, Evaluation, Research type) is designed for qualitative studies.

TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:38 Characteristics of Research Questions
• 01:52 PICO Framework
• 02:56 SPIDER Framework

What You'll Learn

• Characteristics of high-quality research questions
• How to frame clinical questions using PICO
• How to design qualitative questions using SPIDER
• When to use each framework

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