Table 2. Domain scores for 7 neurology clinical guidelines of the Croatian Physicians’ Assembly.
Guideline* | Domain score (%)† | Overall assessment (%) | |||||
Scope and purpose | Stakeholder involvement | Rigor of development | Clarity and presentation | Applicability | Editorial independence | ||
Consensus opinion on diagnosing brain death – Guidelines for use of confirmatory tests | 97 | 47 | 38 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 78.5 |
Recommendations for neuropathic pain treatment | 100 | 19 | 13 | 89 | 15 | 0 | 78.5 |
Recommendations for stroke management, 2006 update | 100 | 17 | 46 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 85.7 |
Evidence based guidelines for treatment of primary headaches | 100 | 14 | 10 | 97 | 35 | 0 | 78.5 |
Guidelines for preoperative diagnostic evaluation of patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy | 100 | 22 | 25 | 67 | 29 | 0 | 78.5 |
Epilepsy – therapeutic guidelines | 100 | 17 | 32 | 97 | 25 | 0 | 78.5 |
EFNS guidelines on pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain | 100 | 19 | 94 | 100 | 52 | 38 | 100 |
Median (95% confidence interval) | 100 (98.5–100) | 19 (15.5–34.6) | 32 (11.5–70.2) | 97 (77.9–100) | 25 (19.9–43.6) | 0 (0–19.2) | 78.5 (78.5–92.9) |
EFNS – European Federation of Neurological Societies.