Table 2.

Implications of Strength of Recommendation

	Strong recommendation	Weak recommendation
Patients	Most people in your situation would want the recommended course of action and only a small proportion would not; request discussion if the intervention is not offered	Most people in your situation would want the recommended course of action but many would not
Clinicians	Most patients should receive the recommended course of action	You should recognize that different choices will be appropriate for different patients and that you must help each patient to arrive at a management decision consistent with her or his values and preferences
Policy makers	The recommendation can be adopted as a policy in most situations	Policy making will require substantial debate and involvement of many stakeholders

*From reference 17