Introduction/Background: Nowadays, syllabi that fall in line with the 1999 Bologna Declaration include a subject known as a final graduation project (FGP) that forms part of degree studies. FGPs can follow various methodologies: professional assignments, research projects, bibliographic reviews, etc. Bibliographic searches are considered essential for research work. It is particularly interesting to have a series of data and tools to help correctly perform bibliographic searches to correctly undertake an FGP, and meaningful to know how to frame research questions. The PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome or result) Method is a tool that can help correctly frame research questions. This method is used in Evidence-Based Life Sciences and can be applied to bibliographic search processes when undertaking an FGP. So it would be interesting to train final-degree-year students who undertake FGPs in the usefulness of this research question framing method, and to also know its application as an element to help students undertake their FGPs. Objective: Design a pilot scheme to train students in their final degree year in this research question framing method as a facilitating element to correctly perform the bibliographic searches needed for their FGPs. Method: A quantitative-qualitative pilot scheme with 12 participants who attended a seminar which included training in framing research questions as a tool for performing bibliographic searches following the PICO method. Four untrained participants were also included. With a questionnaire devised by the authors, the degree of knowledge and satisfaction of students who had undertaken their FGPs following the PICO method, and the extent to which this instrument helped them undertake their FGPs, were learned. The questionnaire included closed dichotomic-type questions, open qualitative questions, and socio-demographic data. Results: All the participants trained in framing research questions during the seminar as a pilot scheme and completed the final data collection questionnaire indicated that, thanks to the training received, they had found it much easier to perform the bibliographic search on the chosen subject for their FGPs. Those who did not receive PICO method training and were unfamiliar with PICO considered it would have been useful for them to perform their FGPs. Conclusions: Providing data and tools like the PICO method to correctly perform bibliographic searches, particularly to frame research questions, to students who must undertake an FGP could help them with their FGPs and any other research work.
