The Guideline Language and Format Instrument (GLAFI): development process and international needs assessment survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Successful guideline implementation depends both on factors extrinsic to guidelines and their intrinsic features. In the Guideline Implementability for Decision Excellence Model (GUIDE-M), "communicating" content (language and format) is one of three core determinants of intrinsic implementability, but is seldom addressed. Our aims were to develop a tool that could be used by guideline developers to optimize language and format during development; identify gaps in this type of guidance in existing resources; and evaluate the perceived need for and usefulness of such a tool among guideline developers.

Methods

Our mixed-methods design consisted of (1) content development (selection and organization of evidence-based constructs from the GUIDE-M into a prototype Guide

SUBMITTER: Gupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9295534 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature