Table 2.

Groups of domains according to their potential effects on health, cost, feasibility and health policy.

Type I Criteria with potential effects on health	Disease Burden
	Effectiveness
	Adverse Events
	Health Promotion
Type II Criteria with potential effects on cost and feasibility	Feasibility on development and implementation
	Economic impact on health system
Type III Additional aspects relevant for health policy	Information needs within the health sector
	Other social effects/equity
	User preferences
	Clinical practice variation

Classification of domain for the weighting strategies: A: Disease Burden; B: Information needs in the Health Sector; C: Effectiveness; D: Adverse events; E: Feasibility on development and implementation; F: Economic impact on the health system; G: Other social effects/Equity; H: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; I: User Preferences; J: Clinical Practice Variation