Table 1 Criteria of the PICO framework... | Emerald Publishing

Table 1

Criteria of the PICO framework with their definitions and corresponding search components of this review

Criterion	Definition	Search component of the review
Population	Unit of interest to which intervention is/was applied (in medicine typically patient’s problem)	Industrial production
Intervention	Treatment to which the population is exposed (in medicine a specific medication)	Measures to improve the environmental sustainability of production
Comparison	Comparator with no intervention or an alternative intervention or a counterfactual scenario (in medicine, e.g. a different therapy or placebo)	Measures to improve productivity of production
Outcome	Relevant results from the proposed intervention that can be reliably measured (in medicine, e.g. symptoms change and complications)	Effects on performance and competitiveness

Criterion	Definition	Search component of the review
Population	Unit of interest to which intervention is/was applied (in medicine typically patient’s problem)	Industrial production
Intervention	Treatment to which the population is exposed (in medicine a specific medication)	Measures to improve the environmental sustainability of production
Comparison	Comparator with no intervention or an alternative intervention or a counterfactual scenario (in medicine, e.g. a different therapy or placebo)	Measures to improve productivity of production
Outcome	Relevant results from the proposed intervention that can be reliably measured (in medicine, e.g. symptoms change and complications)	Effects on performance and competitiveness

Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration based on Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (2013)