Table 14 Sample PICO clarification template
From: The TRANSFER Approach for assessing the transferability of systematic review findings
Suggested inclusion criteria | Questions for decision makers | Final inclusion criteria | |
|---|---|---|---|
Population | Everyone | Should we limit the population to only adults with families? Should we included participants with mental illness or substance abuse disorder? | Adults over 18 with/out families with/out mental illness/substance abuse disorders |
Intervention/ Exposure | Housing programmes | Are there specific models that we are especially interested? Should we include housing programmes that include employment components? Are we interest in financial support only or programmes with case management? | Housing programmes with/out case management |
Comparison intervention | Other / no intervention | Other / no intervention | |
Outcome | Days homeless, days in stable housing | Also include measurements related to quality of life? Health? Employment? | Primary: length of time homeless/in stable housing Secondary: QoL, health |
Study design | RCTs | Should non-randomised studies be included? | RCTs |
Other | English only, since 2000 | What about other languages? Cut-off date for study inclusion? | All languages, all years |