Introduction

The first step of the EBP process is formulating a question. This is, arguably, the most important step. Only if you have a clear understanding of what you are looking for will you be able to find a good answer.

The solution we propose is to use the "structured question". This means that you will take the normal problems and queries that you encounter during the course of your work and systematically break them down into their main parts.

There are several reasons why this helps you to do EBP: it makes sure all of the important information you need is captured; it helps you to plan your search for evidence; it helps you to assess the applicability of evidence you find; it is easier to remember a natural language question than a list of terms.

By the end of this tutorial you should be able to : create structured questions for clinical queries in your practice