PEO is an acronym that can help you create a search strategy for finding research to answer a qualitative research question.
Main concept | Boolean search using combined terms | |
PPatient or Problem |
Health professionals working in an acute setting |
(Acute care OR acute setting OR hospital* OR inpatient* OR ward*) AND (Nurs* OR professional* OR practitioner* OR staff OR personnel) |
EExposure |
Caring for older patients with dementia | Dementia OR alzheimer* |
OOutcome |
Attitudes of heath professionals towards older dementia patients | Attitude* OR opinion* OR perception* OR perspective* OR belief* |
FINAL BOOLEAN SEARCH:
(Acute care OR acute setting OR hospital* OR inpatient* OR ward*) AND (Nurs* OR professional* OR practitioner* OR staff OR personnel) AND (Dementia OR alzheimer*) AND (Attitude* OR opinion* OR perception* OR perspective* OR belief*)