Tips On Formulating Answerable Questions Read the following Case Scenario: “ Emma is a 49 year old married mother of two children. She worked full time and as part of her job she drove extensively all over the state. On average she would drive 1,500 miles a week in her company car. In June of last year she had a road traffic accident. Since the accident, she is too afraid to drive, is very anxious, has frequent nightmares when she travelled as a passenger and is on sick leave from her employer. After 6 months she sought help. You are wondering which intervention: CBT paired with EMDR or just CBT will manage to get rid of the nightmares, reduce her anxiety as a passenger and tackle her avoidance of driving. Think about this scenario and about what questions arise from it. A well-built question should have four components: 1. Client or Problem or Population (Description of the patient or the target disorder of interest); 2. Intervention (Exposure, Diagnostic test, Therapy, Patient perception etc.); 3. Comparison Intervention (relevant most often when looking at therapy questions); 4. Outcome (clinical outcome of interest to you and your patient). The scenario above would consist of the following four components: Client or Problem or Population Intervention Comparison Intervention Outcome 49 year old woman with PTSD after a car accident CBT paired with EMDR Therapy CBT alone reduce her anxiety as a passenger and tackle her avoidance of driving. The question you would formulate from this scenario would be as follows: In clients with PTSD from car accidents, does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) paired with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy reduce anxiety as a passenger and tackle avoidance of driving when compared with only Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Paper For Above instruction Formulating answerable research questions is fundamental in evidence-based practice, especially when assessing the efficacy of different interventions aimed at addressing specific clinical problems. This paper centers on developing a well-structured, evidence-based question derived from a case scenario involving a middle-aged woman experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a car accident. The formulation process incorporates the four essential elements: population/problem, intervention, comparison, and outcome (PICO), which ensure the clarity and focus necessary for effective literature searching and critical appraisal of evidence. Introduction and Description of the Case The case in question involves Emma, a 49-year-old woman presenting with PTSD symptoms after a