Objectives: To identify predictors of high-quality clinical practice guidelines. Methods: A total
of 86 guidelines from 11 countries were assessed by four independent appraisers per …

Background. Despite clinical guidelines penetrating every aspect of clinical practice and
health policy, doubts persist over their ability to improve patient care. We have designed and …

Background: International interest in clinical practice guidelines has never been greater but
many published guidelines do not meet the basic quality requirements. There have been …

Objective. To describe systematically the structures and working methods of guideline
programs. Design. Descriptive survey using a questionnaire with 32 items based on 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 …

During the last decade many countries have become increasingly interested in the
development and use of evidence-based practice guidelines, recognising that guidelines …

Evidence-based clinical guidelines use summaries of critically appraised, current evidence
to provide readily available recommendations for clinical decision-making. When clinicians …

Objective. Clinical practice guidelines are widely used as effective tools for improving the
management of patients with cancer. However, there is increasing concern about variation …

Objectives We conducted a comparative review of clinical practice guideline development
handbooks. We aimed to identify the main guideline development tasks, assign weights to …

Abstract The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) maintains a database of clinical practice
guidelines (CPGs) developed or endorsed by Canadian organizations. The study purpose …