Background It is not known whether there are differences in the quality and
recommendations between evidence-based (EB) and consensus-based (CB) guidelines …

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 …

Background. Clinical practice guidelines should be based on the best available evidence.
However, this evidence is often incomplete, controversial, or lacking. Other considerations …

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

Background: Evidence-based guidelines are used in health care systems throughout the
world to aid in treatment decisions and to ensure quality and consistency in patient care. In …

Background Guidelines and quality indicators (for example as part of a quality assurance
scheme) aim to improve health care delivery and health outcomes. Ideally, the development …

Objective To appraise the quality of guidelines developed by the World Health Organization
(WHO) that were approved by its Guidelines Review Committee (GRC) and identify …

Background To ensure that clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) form a sound basis for
decision-making in health care, it is necessary to be able to reliably assess and ensure their …

The aim of this paper was to determine the expected benefits of clinical practice guideline
implementation, discuss the criteria of a successful clinical guideline, explore the common …

Introduction Clinical practice guidelines can improve healthcare processes and patient
outcomes, but are often of low quality. Guideline appraisal tools aim to help potential …