Question

Please can you write a PICO question for this topic

THE IMPACT OF DEMENTIA ON A CAREGIVERS HEALTH.

Answer 1

#. PICO fullform :-

P (Problem or Patient or Population)

I (intervention/indicator)

C (comparison)

O (outcome of interest)

#. Dementia causes brain damage to a patient especially if ignored at its early stages. Inorder to create a PICO question to help out a patient suffering from dementia, it is important to consider the severity of the dementia and also if the patient has another health condition that may be affected or may benefit from the remedy he/she will be given to calm dementia. It is also imperative to consider the type of remedy or medication to prescribe to thepatient and how active the prescription would be. After determining the type of medication toprescribe to the patient, it would also be important to consider how strenuous the medicationwould be. Considering what impact it would have to the patient and also for how long the patientshould adhere to the medication would also be beneficial. Finally it would be of great importanceto determine the possible outcome after successful adherence to the medication prescribed. If itwould eventually eradicate dementia or just reduce it . In the event a clinical officer suggest of a remedy like physical and brain exercise to a dementia patient, the possible PICCO question in this case would be:

How does physical and brain exercising compare to the real medication in treating Dementia in GeriatricPatients?