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[A reporting tool for practice guidelines in health care: the RIGHT statement]
Yaolong Chen, Kehu Yang, Ana Marušić
1Cochrane Deutschland / Evidenz in der Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Medizinische Fakultät, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Deutschland.
Zeitschrift Fur Evidenz, Fortbildung Und Qualitat Im Gesundheitswesen
|November 13, 2017
Summary
Poor reporting of healthcare practice guidelines led to the development of the RIGHT checklist. This 22-item checklist enhances guideline quality and transparency for developers and users.
Area of Science:
- Health research reporting standards
- Clinical practice guideline development
Background:
- The quality of reporting for practice guidelines in healthcare is frequently inadequate.
- There is a lack of universally accepted standards for reporting healthcare guidelines.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the gap in reporting standards for healthcare practice guidelines.
- To develop a comprehensive checklist for reporting practice guidelines.
Main Methods:
- Established the international RIGHT (Reporting Items for practice Guidelines in HealThcare) Working Group.
- Utilized an existing framework for health research reporting guidelines and the EQUATOR Network approach.
- Developed a 22-item checklist and an explanation and elaboration statement.
Main Results:
- The RIGHT checklist comprises 22 essential items for reporting practice guidelines.
- Items cover basic information, background, evidence, recommendations, review, quality assurance, funding, and other information.
- The checklist is structured into seven domains.
Conclusions:
- The RIGHT checklist aims to improve the reporting quality of practice guidelines.
- It serves as a tool for guideline developers, journal editors, peer reviewers, and healthcare practitioners.
- Implementation of the RIGHT checklist can enhance the understanding and application of healthcare guidelines.