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[Contribution of Chilean research to the formulation of national clinical guidelines]
Insights
Clinical guidelines in Chile rely minimally on national research. A review found that less than 3% of references were Chilean, with even fewer funded by the National Commission for Science and Technology.
Area of Science:
- Health Policy and Management
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Scientific Research Funding
Context:
- Chile's Health Care Guarantees (GES) system covers 80 diseases.
- Clinical guidelines were developed for managing these GES-covered diseases.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the scientific basis of Chilean clinical guidelines.
- To determine if guidelines utilized research funded by the Chilean National Commission for Science and Technology.
Summary:
- A review of 82 guidelines found 6,604 references.
- Only 2.8% of references were Chilean, and 0.08% were funded by the national science commission.
Impact:
- National research funding has a minimal impact on Chilean clinical guideline development.
- This highlights a gap in translating local scientific output into national healthcare policy.
Background:
In Chile, 80 diseases were included in a health care system called Health Care Guarantees (GES) and clinical guidelines were elaborated for their management.
Aim:
To assess the scientific background of guidelines and if they were based on research financed by the Chilean National Commission for Science and Technology.
Material And Methods:
The references of the 82 guidelines developed for 80 diseases were reviewed, registering their number, authors, country of origin and funding source.
Results:
The guidelines had a total of 6,604 references. Of these, only 185 were Chilean (2.8%) and five (0.08%) originated from research financed by the National Commission for Science and Technology.
Conclusions:
The contribution of research funded by national agencies to the formulation of clinical guidelines is minimal.
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