PICO and its variations were all developed to
answer clinical questions. Within the medical
field there are other types of questions which
need to be answered. ECLIPSE was
developed to address questions from the
health policy and management area
(Wildridge and Bell, 2002).
E – Expectation: Why does the user want the
information?
C – Client Group: For whom is the service
intended?
L – Location: Where is the service physically
sited?
I – Impact: What is the service change being
evaluated?
What would represent success?
How is this measured?
This component is
similar to outcomes of the PICO framework.
P – Professionals: Who provides or improves
the service? SE – Service:
What type of service is under
consideration?
