Appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using the AGREE II Instrument: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

High quality evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have a major impact on the appropriate diagnosis and management and positive outcomes. The evidence-based healthcare for patients with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is challenging. The objective of this study was to appraise the quality of published CPGs for ADHD.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted for ADHD CPGs using CPG databases, DynaMed, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The quality of each included CPG was appraised by three independent appraisers using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II (AGREE II) instrument.

Results

Six CPGs were critically reviewed. The AGREE II standardized domain scores revealed variation between the quality of thes

SUBMITTER: Amer YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6611626 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature