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 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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 Evaluating the methodological quality of clinical practice guidelines is essential
before deciding which ones which could best inform policy or practice. One current method …

Recently a German appraisal instrument for clinical guidelines was published that could be
used by various parties in formal evaluation of guidelines. An user's guide to the appraisal …

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

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