Capella University Subject: Nursing Topic: PICO (T) Questions and an Evidence-Based Approach Course:NURS-FPX4030

Use of PICOT in management obesity

 Application of PICOT framework can be vital in development of a care plan for individuals will chronic obesity. This tool focuses on the population/ patient, intervention, comparison, outcome and time for achievement of the set objectives. The management of the practice issue will allow for self-management of obesity among patients in the healthcare facility without the application or pharmacological interventions. The aim of the intervention will be to explore if non-pharmacological approaches are effective in comparison to pharmacologic intervention in reducing the cases of chronic obesity by 50% among the population in one year's time.

Non-pharmacological interventions incorporate adoption of patient-centred care to enhance delivery of wholesome health intervention (Higuera-Hernández et al., 2018). Besides, this approach will enable the participants be at the front line in management of obesity. The population under focus include individuals in the facility with a BMI of 30 or more. The objective is to evaluate the fundamental practices that can enable managing the issue of obesity without the application of pharmacological interventions. The exploration of this approach will benefit from a PICOT approach considering that it will be possible to identify the population of interest, the intervention including management approaches, comparison with pharmacologic interventions and the outcomes within a timeframe of 12 month.