Table 2.

Mapping guideline recommendations – classification system

Classification	Definition
Agree	The Australian recommendation agrees with the NICE/WHO recommendation of interest.
Partially agree	The Australian recommendation does not contain all components of the individual NICE/WHO recommendation, but there is agreement with some components.
Modification of recommendation	The Australian recommendation uses a substantively different approach to solve the same health problem addressed in the NICE/WHO recommendation, to achieve a similar health outcome. For example, recommendations may be used in a different healthcare setting (community services rather than the hospital) or may be applied to a sub-population only.
Disagree	The Australian recommendation disagrees with the NICE/WHO recommendation and is likely to result in a different health or quality of care outcome.
Absent	The NICE/WHO recommendation does not appear in an Australian guideline, even though the NICE/WHO recommendation would be considered within scope of the Australian guideline.
Recommendation not in scope of guideline	The NICE/WHO recommendation does not appear in an Australian guideline, however the recommendation would be considered out of scope of the Australian guideline. This may be due to the NICE/WHO recommendation falling outside the subject area or healthcare setting of the Australian guideline.