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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Stroke | Research

Reporting quality evaluation of the stroke clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review

Authors: Shuya Lu, Xufei Luo, Xiaojia Ni, Haoxuan Li, Miaomiao Meng, Yefeng Cai, Yunlan Liu, Mengjuan Ren, Yanrui Sun, Yaolong Chen

Published in: Systematic Reviews | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Objectives

To analyze the effectiveness and quality of stroke clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) published in recent years in order to guide future guideline developers to develop better guidelines.

Participants

No patient involved

Method

PubMed, China Biology Medicine (CBM), Wanfang, CNKI, and CPG-relevant websites were searched from January 2015 to December 2019 by two researchers independently. The RIGHT (Reporting Items for Practice Guidelines in Healthcare) checklist was used to assess the reporting quality in terms of domains and items. Then, a subgroup analysis of the results was performed.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

RIGHT checklist reporting rate

Results

A total of 66 CPGs were included. Twice as many CPGs were published internationally as were published in China. More than half were updated. Most CPGs are published in journals, developed by societies or associations, and were evidence-based grading. The average reporting rate for all included CPGs was 47.6%. Basic information got the highest (71.7% ± 19.7%) reporting rate, while review and quality assurance got the lowest (22.0% ± 24.6%). Then, a cluster analysis between countries, publishing channels, and institutions was performed. There were no statistically significant differences in the reporting quality on the CPGs between publishing countries (China vs. international), publishing channels (journals vs. websites), and institutions (associations vs. non-associations).

Conclusions

Current stroke CPGs reports are of low quality. We recommend that guideline developers improve the quality of reporting of key information and improve the management of conflicts of interest. We recommend that guideline developers consider the RIGHT checklist as an important tool for guideline development.

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Title: Reporting quality evaluation of the stroke clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review
Authors: Shuya Lu
Xufei Luo
Xiaojia Ni
Haoxuan Li
Miaomiao Meng
Yefeng Cai
Yunlan Liu
Mengjuan Ren
Yanrui Sun
Yaolong Chen
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: Stroke
Published in: Systematic Reviews / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 2046-4053
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01805-3

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Reporting quality evaluation of the stroke clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review

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