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Background and foreground questions are needed in order to formulate the clinical issue into a searchable, answerable question. Background questions are those that ask for general information about the clinical issue. Background questions typically have two components which are the starting place of the question and the outcome of interest. Background questions tend to be broader in scope than a foreground question (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2015).
Foreground questions are questions that can be answered from using scientific evidence about diagnosing, treating and assisting patients in understanding their prognosis. Foreground questions focus on a specific knowledge. While background questions are important and need to be asked, it is the foreground questions that are the searchable and answerable (Melnyk, et al., 2015).
Background questions typically ask for general knowledge about illness, disease, condition, or process and are often formatted to ask who, what, where, when, how, and why. Foreground questions ask for specific knowledge to inform a clinical decision. Foreground questions have a tendency to be more specific and complex in relation to the background questions (GeorgeTown University, n.d.).
A question that is researchable is defined as uncertainty about a problem that can be challenged, examined, or analyzed in order to provide useful information. Underlying questions about research provide important information used to decide whether a topic is relevant, researchable, and significant. A research question that is well-formulated needs to be very specific and precise in order to guide the implementation of the project (Aslam and Emmanuel, 2010).
Reference
Aslam, S., & Emmanuel, P. (2010). Formulating a researchable question: A critical step for facilitating good clinical research.
Guides: Evidence-Based Medicine Resource Guide: Clinical Questions, PICO, & Study Designs. (n.d.).
Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2015). Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare: a guide to best practice. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams et Wilkins.
Note: Do you feel that you have time to formulate these separate background and foreground questions.