Strategies to assess the validity of recommendations: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) become quickly outdated and require a periodic reassessment of evidence research to maintain their validity. However, there is little research about this topic. Our project will provide evidence for some of the most pressing questions in this field: 1) what is the average time for recommendations to become out of date?; 2) what is the comparative performance of two restricted search strategies to evaluate the need to update recommendations?; and 3) what is the feasibility of a more regular monitoring and updating strategy compared to usual practice?. In this protocol we will focus on questions one and two.

Methods

The CPG Development Programme of the Spanish Ministry of Health developed 14 CPGs between 2008 and 2009. We will str

SUBMITTER: Martinez Garcia L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3765147 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature