Involvement of methodological experts and the quality of clinical practice guidelines: a critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines and a questionnaire survey of the development groups in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate whether the involvement of methodological experts improves the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) after adjusting for other factors.

Setting

The quality of Japanese CPGs published in 2011-2019 was assessed using the Appraisal of Guidelines, Research, and Evaluation (AGREE) II instrument. A questionnaire survey targeting CPG development groups was conducted through postal mail.

Participants

405 CPGs were retrieved from a Japanese CPG clearinghouse. Questionnaires were distributed to the 405 CPG development groups. Of the 178 respondents, 22 were excluded because of missing values. Finally, 156 participants representing their CPG development groups were included in the analysis.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

CPG quality

SUBMITTER: Hatakeyama Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186473 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature