Evaluation and Ranking for Scientific, Transparent and Applicable of Chinese Geriatrics Guidelines and Consensus...

Area of Science:

• Geriatric Medicine
• Clinical Guidelines
• Consensus Statements

Background:

• The quality of clinical guidelines and consensus statements is crucial for evidence-based geriatric care.
• Evaluating these documents using standardized tools ensures transparency and applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the quality of geriatric medicine guidelines and consensus documents published in 2023 using the STAR rating tool.
• To identify areas of improvement and areas needing further development in Chinese geriatric medicine publications.

Main Methods:

• A systematic search of Chinese and English databases identified guidelines and consensus documents in geriatric medicine from 2023.
• The Scientific, Transparent, and Applicable Rankings (STAR) tool was used to evaluate the selected publications.
• STAR scores were analyzed for guidelines and consensus documents separately.

Main Results:

• Ten guidelines and 20 consensus documents were evaluated, with STAR scores ranging from 9.4 to 55.7 (mean 29.3 ± 11.2).
• Guidelines achieved higher average STAR scores (35.5 ± 13.1) than consensus documents (26.2 ± 8.9).
• Significant improvements were noted in registration, consensus methodology, working groups, and accessibility compared to 2022.

Conclusions:

• Geriatric medicine guidelines and consensus documents demonstrated enhanced quality in 2023.
• Areas such as protocol development, funding, and clinical issue reporting require further attention from authors.
• Continued use of evaluation tools like STAR can drive quality improvement in clinical practice recommendations.