Table 2.
Existing Early Years Guidelines
| Criteria | Australia 2010 [1] |
UK 2011 [2] |
Canada 2012 [3, 4] |
New Zealand 2017a [42] | Canada 2017a [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published in last 5y | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Followed GRADE process | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| Addressed clear questions (can identify PICO elements) | ? | N | Y | ? | Y |
| Had benefits and harms assessments | ? | ? | Y | ? | Y |
| Assessed using AGREE | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| Allowed for updating | ? | N | Y | ? | Y |
| Had existing and accessible evidence tables/summaries | ? | N | Y | N | Y |
| Had risk of bias assessment | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| Were integrated (24 h) | N | N | N | Y | Y |
Reference: Appendix 1. GRADE-ADOLOPMENT [11]
Y yes, N no, ? unsure
aunder development during guideline development process but made available to Australian Consensus Panel