Comparing Approaches to Clinical Practice Guidelines Development
Author Information
Author(s): Tari Turner, Marie Misso, Claire Harris, Sally Green
Primary Institution: Centre for Clinical Effectiveness, Southern Health
Hypothesis
Is there agreement on the fundamental characteristics of an evidence-based clinical practice guideline development process?
Conclusion
Existing clinical practice guideline development handbooks show strong concordance on key elements of the development process.
Supporting Evidence
- All six handbooks require establishment of a multidisciplinary guideline development group.
- Consumer involvement is mentioned by all six handbooks.
- All handbooks address appraisal of evidence in some way.
- The handbooks vary in the amount of detail they provide to CPG developers.
Takeaway
This study looked at different handbooks that help create medical guidelines and found that they mostly agree on what is important to include.
Methodology
The study involved reviewing six clinical practice guideline development handbooks to assess their guidance on key elements of the development process.
Potential Biases
The assessment of how well each handbook addressed key elements was subjective.
Limitations
The study only included handbooks published in English and may have excluded relevant handbooks from professional groups.
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