To conduct a SR study, one needs to formulate a research question. It is advised that the research question be formulated using the PICO framework. Table 1 below is taken from the article titled "Formulating a researchable question: A critical step for facilitating good clinical research."
Aslam, S., & Emmanuel, P. (2010). Formulating a researchable question: A critical step for facilitating good clinical research. Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS, 31(1), 47–50. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7184.69003 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140151/
Steps for Developing a Research Question
The steps for developing a research question, listed below, can help you organize your thoughts.
Step 1: Pick a topic (or consider the one assigned to you).
Step 2: Write a narrower/smaller topic that is related to the first.
Step 3: List some potential questions that could logically be asked in relation to the narrow topic.
Step 4: Pick the question that you are most interested in.
Step 5: Change that question you’re interested in so that it is more focused.
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