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 …

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 The use of comprehensive instruments for guideline appraisal is time-
consuming and requires highly qualified personnel. Since practicing physicians are …

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 Although several tools to evaluate the credibility of health care guidelines exist,
guidance on practical steps for developing guidelines is lacking. We systematically compiled …

Abstract Objectives To investigate whether Appraisal of Guidelines for Research &
Evaluation (AGREE) II users apply a cut-off based on standardized domain scores or overall …

BACKGROUND: The development of high-quality clinical practice guidelines is laborious
and time-consuming. New methods have become available to streamline this process …

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

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 …

Objective: To identify and compare clinical practice guideline appraisal instruments.
Methods: Appraisal instruments, defined as instruments intended to be used for guideline …