Table 3.
Recommendations characteristics
|
Original recommendations |
Updated recommendations |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 1106) | (n = 1309) | |||
|
CGs, n (%) | ||||
| - Anaemia management in chronic kidney disease |
50 |
(4.5) |
52 |
(4.0) |
| - Caesarean section |
108 |
(9.8) |
124 |
(9.5) |
| - Chronic heart failure |
92 |
(8.3) |
95 |
(7.3) |
| - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
193 |
(17.5) |
182 |
(13.9) |
| - Epilepsy |
220 |
(19.9) |
285 |
(21.8) |
| - Fertility |
167 |
(15.1) |
213 |
(16.3) |
| - Head injury |
83 |
(7.5) |
126 |
(9.6) |
| - Infection control |
99 |
(9.0) |
102 |
(7.8) |
| - Lung cancer |
94 |
(8.5) |
130 |
(9.9) |
|
CGs topic, n (%) | ||||
| - Blood and immune system/Urogenital |
50 |
(4.5) |
52 |
(4.0) |
| - Cardiovascular |
92 |
(8.3) |
95 |
(7.3) |
| - Central nervous system |
220 |
(19.9) |
285 |
(21.8) |
| - Gynaecology, pregnancy and birth |
275 |
(24.9) |
337 |
(25.7) |
| - Injuries, accidents and wounds |
83 |
(7.5) |
126 |
(9.6) |
| - Public health |
99 |
(9.0) |
102 |
(7.8) |
| - Respiratory |
287 |
(25.9) |
312 |
(23.8) |
|
Recommendations purpose, n (%) | ||||
| - Access to services - Referral and approach to care - Service organisation |
168 |
(15.2) |
226 |
(17.3) |
| - Diagnostic |
188 |
(17.0) |
223 |
(17.0) |
| - Monitoring - Follow up |
64 |
(5.8) |
68 |
(5.2) |
| - Prevention practices |
153 |
(13.8) |
164 |
(12.5) |
| - Supporting patients and carers |
212 |
(19.2) |
239 |
(18.3) |
| - Treatment |
309 |
(27.9) |
372 |
(28.4) |
| - >1 purpose or others |
12 |
(1.1) |
17 |
(1.3) |
|
Recommendations strength - SIGN, n (%) | ||||
| - A |
194 |
(17.5) |
133 |
(14.1) |
| - B |
98 |
(8.9) |
87 |
(9.2) |
| - C |
140 |
(12.7) |
118 |
(12.5) |
| - D |
440 |
(39.8) |
402 |
(42.7) |
| - GPP |
214 |
(19.3) |
187 |
(19.9) |
| - Others |
20 |
(1.8) |
14 |
(1.5) |
|
Recommendations strength - GRADE, n (%) | ||||
| - Legal |
- |
- |
11 |
(3.0) |
| - Strong |
- |
- |
49 |
(13.3) |
| - Weak |
- |
- |
308 |
(83.7) |
|
Update status, n (%) | ||||
| - Amended |
94 |
(8.5) |
104 |
(7.9) |
| - Deleted |
124 |
(11.2) |
- |
- |
| - New – added |
- |
- |
294 |
(22.5) |
| - New – replaced |
78 |
(7.1) |
74 |
(5.7) |
| - Not changed |
27 |
(2.4) |
25 |
(1.9) |
| - Not reviewed | 783 | (70.8) | 812 | (62.0) |
Abbreviations: CG Clinical guidelines, GPP Good practice point.