Table 1:
Overview of Methods Used for Guideline Development
| Yes | No | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel assembly | ||
| • Included experts for relevant clinical and nonclinical disciplines | X | |
| • Included individual who represents the views of patients and society at large | X | |
| • Included a methodologist with appropriate expertise (documented expertise in conducting systematic reviews to identify the evidence base and the development of evidence-based recommendations) | X | |
| Literature review | ||
| • Performed in collaboration with librarian | X | |
| • Searched multiple electronic databases | X | |
| • Reviewed reference lists of retrieved articles | X | |
| Evidence synthesis | ||
| • Applied prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria | X | |
| • Evaluated included studies for sources of bias | X | |
| • Explicitly summarized benefits and harms | X | |
| • Used PRISMA1 to report systematic review | X | |
| • Used GRADE to describe quality of evidence | X | |
| Generation of recommendations | ||
| • Used GRADE to rate the strength of recommendations | X |
Definition of abbreviations: GRADE = Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation; PRISMA1 = Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, version 1.