Existing guidance on reporting of consensus methodology: a systematic review to inform ACCORD guideline development.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify evidence on the reporting quality of consensus methodology and to select potential checklist items for the ACcurate COnsensus Reporting Document (ACCORD) project to develop a consensus reporting guideline.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

Embase, MEDLINE, Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Emcare, Academic Search Premier and PsycINFO from inception until 7 January 2022.

Eligibility criteria

Studies, reviews and published guidance addressing the reporting quality of consensus methodology for improvement of health outcomes in biomedicine or clinical practice. Reports of studies using or describing consensus methods but not commenting on their reporting quality were excluded. No language restrictions were applied.

Data extract

SUBMITTER: van Zuuren EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9462098 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature