Table 1.

Potential factors and perspectives that could be used in stakeholder negotiations

Factors	Perspectives
Benefits of specific guideline methodologies	Stakeholders (e.g., patients, developers, end-users)
Problems of specific guideline methodologies	Purpose of guideline
Quality, credibility, and implementability of resulting guideline document	Available time frame
	Alternatives and their consequences
Logistics of changing the methodologies (e.g., adding or eliminating steps)	Overall guideline quality, credibility, implementability

Adapted from Bach [11].