Defining Internal and External Evidence?
- Discuss the difference between external and internal evidence as it relates to your PICOT search strategy.
- Address the strengths and weaknesses of searching in a databank versus a web-based search engine. You must use two databanks mentioned in the text.
Crochrane and CINAHL are the two databank . my PICOT can music be used to increase stimulation in dementia patients.
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My PICOT question is “Can music be used to increase stimulation in dementia patients?” I used both external and internal evidence and I realized that the two differ. One of the differences between the two is that internal evidence normally includes information that is gotten from projects carried out in the health care institution while external evidence is that which has not been carried out by the specific institution, for instance, systematic reviews…
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