Ā | APTA 2012a [27] | ICSI 2012b [28] | OTTAWA 2012c [29] | TOP 2011d [30] | KNGF 2013e [24] | GHC 2013f [25] | RCC 2014g [26] |
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1. Availability | |||||||
Ā Is the guideline readily available in full text? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ā Does the guideline provide a complete reference list? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ā Does the guideline provide a summary of its recommendations? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2. Date | |||||||
Ā Is there a date of completion available? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ā Does the guideline provide an anticipated review date? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ā Does the guideline provide dates for when literature was included? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3. Underlying evidence | |||||||
Ā Does the guideline provide an outline of the strategy they used to find underlying evidence? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ā Does the guideline use a hierarchy to rank the quality of the underlying evidence? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ā Does the guideline appraise the quality of the evidence which underpins its recommendations? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ā Does the guideline link the hierarchy and quality of underlying evidence to each recommendation? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4. Guideline developers | |||||||
Ā Are the developers of the guideline clearly stated? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ā Does the qualifications and expertise of the guideline developer(s) link with the purpose of the guideline and its end users? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
5. Guideline purpose and users | |||||||
Ā Are the purpose and target users of the guideline stated? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
6. Ease of use | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Is the guideline readable and easy to navigate? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total score | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 |