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. 2019 Feb 20;11(2):e4112. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4112

Table 3. The PICOT and FINER of a research question.

Acronym Explanation
P = Patient (or the domain)
I = Intervention or treatment (or the determinants in non-experimental)
C = Comparison (only in experimental)
O = Outcome
T = Time describes the duration of data collection
F = Feasible with the current and/or potential available resources
I = Important and interesting to current clinical practice and to you, respectively
N = Novel and adding to the existing corpus of scientific knowledge
E = Ethical research conducted without harm to participants and institutions
R = Relevant to as many parties as possible, not only to your own practice