Abstract Background Quality indicators (QIs) are used in assessing the quality of healthcare.
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are relevant sources for generating QIs …

Background Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are relevant sources for
generating quality indicators (QIs). The objective of this study was to compare guideline …

Background Guidelines of high methodological quality make an essential contribution to the
quality assurance of medical knowledge. The detailed evaluation of guideline quality is a …

Background Despite the increasing number of manuals on how to develop clinical practice
guidelines (CPGs) there remain concerns about their quality. The aim of this study was to …

Aim The AGREE-collaboration is an international network that developed an instrument to
critically appraise the methodological quality of guidelines. AGREE promotes a clear …

Following a recommendation of the National Advisory Council for the Concerted Action in
Health Care, the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF) have promoted …

Background Due to lack of time, a detailed appraisal of guideline quality with complex
assessment instruments such as AGREE and DELBI is not always feasible. Therefore, our …

We conducted a systematic review of clinical guidelines (CGs) to examine the
methodological approaches of quality indicator derivation in CGs, the frequency of quality …

Objective To review the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) from a wide range of
health care topics and report any changes seen since 1992. Study Design and Setting A …

Objective To evaluate whether the involvement of methodological experts improves the
quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) after adjusting for other factors. Setting The …