What are the core recommendations for rheumatoid arthritis care? Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines.

ABSTRACT: Systematic r eview to evaluate the quality of the clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management and to provide a synthesis of high-quality CPG recommendations, highlighting areas of consistency, and inconsistency. Electronic searches of five databases and four online guideline repositories were performed. RA management CPGs were eligible for inclusion if they were written in English and published between January 2015 and February 2022; focused on adults ≥ 18 years of age; met the criteria of a CPG as defined by the Institute of Medicine; and were rated as high quality on the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II instrument. RA CPGs were excluded if they required additional payment to access; only addressed recommendations for the system/organi

SUBMITTER: Conley B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10412487 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature