Table 1.
Correctly reported Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome/Population, Interest, and Context (PICO/PICo) elements by type of question in 240 critically appraised topics.
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Population, n (%) | Intervention/interest, n (%) | Comparison, n (%) | Outcome/context, n (%) |
| Effect of therapy (n=100) | 90 (90) | 96 (96) | 30 (30) | 53 (53) |
| Qualitative (n=27) | 25 (93) | 25 (93) | N/Ra | 13 (48) |
| Background (n=64) | 55 (86) | 52 (81) | 11 (17) | 32 (50) |
| Other (n=1) or missing (n=48) | 17 (35) | 16 (33) | 3 (6) | 5 (10) |
aNot relevant.