The methodological quality is insufficient in clinical practice guidelines in the context of COVID-19: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The number of published clinical practice guidelines related to COVID-19 has rapidly increased. This study explored if basic methodological standards of guideline development have been met in the published clinical practice guidelines related to COVID-19.

Study design and setting

Rapid systematic review from February 1 until April 27, 2020 using MEDLINE [PubMed], CINAHL [Ebsco], Trip and manual search, including all types of healthcare workers providing any kind of healthcare to any patient population in any setting.

Results

There were 1342 titles screened and 188 guidelines included. The highest average AGREE II domain score was 89% for scope and purpose, the lowest for rigor of development (25%). Only eight guidelines (4%) were based on a systematic liter

SUBMITTER: Stamm TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7937325 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature