Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

1. Briefly state the research question.

**Do ring wearing health care workers in the clinical setting increase transmission of bacteria in comparison to non ring wearers?*

2. What is the background to your question? Why do you think there is a need to examine the evidence on this topic? (~200 words).

3. Restructure the question using the PICOT or PICO framework:

P – Patient or Population of interest

I – Intervention or Issue of interest

C – Comparison intervention or issue (or no comparison)

O – Outcome

T – Time frame (optional).

4. What types of literature are appropriate to include in the search, and why? Primary research, Editorials, Letters, Opinions (~100 words).

5. What study designs are most likely to be used by researchers relevant to the research question and why?

Identify those that apply: Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Randomised Control Trial, Cohort Study, Case Control Study, Case series, Case Report, Meta-synthesis, Qualitative studies (~100 words).

6. Using a database thesaurus list keywords and alternate search terms from your PICO(T) statement that can be used for your search strategy.
7. What are the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and why?

These may include: all aspects of the PICO(T) statement plus the types of literature, study designs and date, place, access and language of publication (~200 words).

8. What are the most appropriate databases to search and why? (~100 words)