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[Clinical practice guidelines (II): searching and critical evaluation].
1Centro Cochrane Iberoamericano, Servicio de Epidemiología Clínica y Salud Pública, Hospital de la Sta, Creu i St Pau, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Casa de Convalescència, Barcelona, España. secret@cochrane.es
Radiologia
|April 3, 2007
Summary
Clinical practice guidelines are increasingly popular online but hard to find. The AGREE instrument was developed to evaluate their quality, validity, and reliability for healthcare providers.
Area of Science:
- Health Sciences
- Medical Informatics
Context:
- Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are increasingly prevalent in the internet era.
- Governmental agencies often develop CPGs, which are not always published in traditional journals.
- Standard search methods for scientific studies are often ineffective for locating CPGs.
Purpose:
- To address the challenge of accessing and evaluating CPGs.
- To introduce the AGREE instrument as a tool for assessing CPG quality.
- To provide a framework for evaluating the validity, reproducibility, and reliability of CPGs.
Summary:
- The AGREE instrument was developed by European institutions in the late 1990s to evaluate the quality of clinical practice guidelines.
- It serves as a framework for assessing the validity and reliability of existing guidelines and aids in the development of new ones.
- The AGREE instrument is crucial for guideline developers, users, and healthcare providers.
Impact:
- The AGREE instrument has become a standard reference for evaluating clinical practice guidelines.
- It enhances the quality and reliability of CPGs used in healthcare.
- Facilitates the development, updating, and adaptation of high-quality clinical practice guidelines.
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