Table 4 Relationship between PICO elements and the linguistic categories contained in clinicians' questions (n = 161) about treatment uncertainties for schizophrenia:
| Â | Number and Percentage (%) of questions in which PICO element is present | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Response Class | Patient | Intervention | Comparison | Outcome |
Comparison query | 12 (17.9%) | 19 (17.6%) | 7 (35%) | 16 (15.8%) |
How query | 14 (20.9%) | 16 (14.8%) | 0 (0%) | 15 (14.9%) |
What query | 24 (35.8%) | 33 (30.65) | 3 (15%) | 34 (33.7%) |
When query | 5 (7.5%) | 7 (6.5%) | 2 (10%) | 5 (5%) |
Why Query | 3 (4.5%) | 7 (6.5%) | 2 (10%) | 7 (6.9%) |
Statement | 5 (7.5%) | 10 (9.3%) | 4 (20%) | 13 (12.9%) |
Ill-defined query | 4 (6%) | 16 (14.8%) | 2 (10%) | 11 (10.9%) |
Total | 67 (41.6%) | 108 (67.1%) | 20 (12.4%) | 101 (62.7%) |