Identify and describe one practice-related issue or concern. You may build on the practice issue you identified in NR500NP/NR501NP. Please explain why the issue/concern is important to nurse practitioner practice and its impact on health outcomes. Describe each element of your PICOT question in one or two sentences, being sure to address all of the following:

3) Define each element of your PICOT question in one or two sentences.

• P-Population and Problem (The problem of concern is teenage depression.)

Teenagers are individuals aged between thirteen and nineteen years. This population is likely to be depressed due to multifactorial factors such as traumatic childhoods, genetics, and underlying conditions (Horowitz & Graf, 2019).

• I–Intervention(Application of both psychotherapy and pharmacological approaches.)

Psychotherapy entails the use of techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoanalytic therapy, or interpersonal therapy (Lee et al., 2020). On the other hand, pharmacological approaches use medication to manage depression.

• C–Comparison(Use of pharmacological approaches alone.)

Pharmacological approaches are commonly used in the management of teenage depression. This approach embraces various medication classes, such as fluoxetine and imipramine (Lee et al., 2020).

• O–Outcome(Manage depression adequately and optimize teens’ quality of life.)

The success of the intervention will be demonstrated by optimal patient outcomes as evidenced by an improvement in the physical, psychological, and emotional well-being of teenagers.

• T–Timeframe(The timeframe is five months.)

Psychotherapy and pharmacological approaches will be offered for five months. After that, an evaluation will be done to determine the outcomes of the intervention.

Construct your PICOT question in the standard PICOT question format (narrative) and define each letter separately, such as:

• P = Teenagers with depressive episodes
• I = Application of both psychotherapy and pharmacological approaches
• C = Use of pharmacological approaches alone
• O = Manage depression adequately and optimize teens’ quality of life
• T = Five months
• PICOT Question written in full: Among teenagers with depressive episodes, does the implementation of both psychotherapy and pharmacological approaches compared to pharmacological approaches alone optimize the management of depression and improve teens’ quality of life within five months?

References

Daly, M. (2022). Prevalence of Depression Among Adolescents in the U.S. From 2009 to 2019: Analysis of Trends by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Income. Journal of Adolescent Health, 70(3), 496–499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.08.026