Research and essay using PICO
Essay Topic:
You are a young adult have noticed your friend is spending more time than usual on their phone and on the internet. They have a developed a negative perception of their appearance and their self-esteem seems to have been affected. You want to get some information to see if there is any literature linking social media use and body image so that you can help support your friend better
Please complete the following the activities by filling in the spaces below and submitting this as your assignment in Turnitin. This is a word document so you can add space as needed.
PART 1: DEVELOPMENT OF PICO (O) AND SEARCH STRATEGY PLAN, AND
EVIDENCE OF APPLICATION IN DATABASE SEARCH
1. Develop your PICO (O) question
Will social media and body image can make an young adult perception?
2. Define your PICO(O) elements
Person/Population//Problem: An Young adult
Intervention/Interest: Social Media
Comparison/Control: Nil
Outcome: Perception
Other: Body image
3. Identify main and alternate search terms
Population
Adult
Young adult
Intervention
Social Media*
Internet*
Phone*
Laptop*
Comparison
(not commonly used in actual database search strategy)
Nil Outcome
(not commonly used in actual database search strategy)
Perception
View point*
Approach*
Opinion*
Concept* Other
Body image*
Main search term: Main search term: Main search term: Main search term: Main search term:
Alternative search terms: Alternative search terms: Alternative search terms: Alternative search terms: Alternative search terms:
Key terms:
1 Adult
2
Young Adult
3 1 OR 2
4 Social Media
5 Internet
6 Phone
7 Laptop
8 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 7
9 Perception
10 View point
11 Approach
12 Opinion
13 Concept
14 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12 OR 13
15 Body image
16 15
17 3 AND 8 AND 14 AND 16
Limits applied to 17
OR = combines search terms for the same topic; expands the search to get as many potential papers as possible
4. Place the screenshot/screengrab/digital picture of your database search here. Please ensure your screenshot provide all steps of your search and are clear enough to be legible – these must be READABLE! Note: the number of search items found for each line of your search must be shown; rerun the search if needed. Use the crop function to crop out unnecessary information so that you can enlarge your screenshot. Your name on your library folder must be readable.