Step 2: Conduct Preliminary Research Conduct a literature review to understand what has already been studied and where gaps exist. This helps refine the broad topic into a more specific issue.
Step 3: Narrow Down the Topic Focus on a specific aspect of the broad topic. For example, if your broad topic is chronic disease management, you might narrow it down to the role of nurses in managing diabetes in elderly patients.
Step 4: Formulate the Question Use frameworks like PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) to structure your question. For example:
Population: Elderly patients with diabetes Intervention: Nurse-led management programs Comparison: Standard care Outcome: Improved blood sugar levels
Your research question could be: "How effective are nurse-led management programs compared to standard care in improving blood sugar levels in elderly patients with diabetes?"
