Table 4.

IPDAS minimum standards criteria

Qualifying Criteria	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
1. Describes health condition	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓
2. States explicit decision	X	X	✓	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	✓	✓
3. Describes options	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓
4. Describes positive features	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	X	✓
5. Describes negative features	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	X	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓
6. Describes the experience of the consequence of options	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Certifying Criteria
7. Balanced and equal detail for all options	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	✓
8. Citation to evidence	✓	X	X	X	X	✓	✓	X	X	X	X	X	✓	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	✓
9. Publication date provided	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
10. Update policy provided	✓	X	X	X	X	✓	X	✓	X	✓	✓	X	X	✓	X	✓	X	✓	X	X	X	X	X	X
11. Information about levels of uncertainty around event	X	X	X	X	X	✓	✓	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
12. Funding source	✓	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Total/12	8	5	6	5	3	7	7	3	2	6	6	1	6	6	4	5	4	6	5	4	1	1	4	7