Naslov
Reporting of Clinical Practice Guidelines: Practical Testing of AGREE and RIGHT Checklists

Autori
Tokalić, Ružica ; Viđak, Marin ; Buljan, Ivan ; Marušić, Ana

Izvornik
Journal of General Internal Medicine (0884-8734) 35 (2020), 7; 2167-2172

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
clinical practice guidelines, reporting guidelines, readability, textual linguistic characteristics

Sažetak
Background: Two checklists have recently been developed for reporting clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). The RIGHT checklist follows the reporting guidelines framework from the EQUATOR network. The AGREE checklist was developed as an extension of the AGREE tools for methodological quality of CPGs. Objective: To compare the characteristics of the RIGHT and AGREE checklists and their practical application in assessing reporting completeness for a set of CPGs. Design: Method comparison study. Main measures: Percentage completeness of reporting items on the checklists for a set of 79 CPGs (37 Croatian and 42 European) assessed by two independent assessors ; correlation plot and Bland Altman plot of reported items ; linguistic characteristics assessed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count software. Key results: The two checklists have overlapping content. However, 11 of 35 items (31%) in the RIGHT checklist and 10 out of 87 items (11%) in the AGREE checklist are not covered by the other checklist. CPGs scored higher on the RIGHT than the AGREE checklist (median 43% (interquartile range (IQR) 37-46%) vs 23% (IQR 21-29%) reported items, P<0.001). Both checklists gave similar results when used on the set of Croatian and European CPGs. Completion of items was highly correlated (ρ=0.72) between the two checklists. A Bland Altman plot confirmed the agreement between the checklists. The RIGHT checklist has more narrative and positive emotional linguistic content, whereas the AGREE checklist has more words related to high expertise and authenticity. Conclusions: The RIGHT and AGREE reporting checklists can be used interchangeably to report and appraise CPGs. The RIGHT checklist may have a broader coverage of issues relevant to current CPGs and language more suitable for use by practitioners and patients.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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