Table 1.
Appraisal of foreign clinical practice guidelines for cardiac rehabilitation with AGREE II
| Guideline | Reviewer | Rigor of development | Rigor percentage | Total score for each domain | Overall appraisal | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland (SIGN 2107) | 1 | 50 | 83 | 130 | 6 | Selected |
| 2 | 46 | 125 | 6 | |||
| England (NICE 2013) | 3 | 50 | 89 | 121 | 6 | Partial selection |
| 4 | 56 | 135 | 6 | |||
| United States (AHA 2011) | 5 | 37 | 67 | 90 | 5 | Partial selection |
| 6 | 30 | 89 | 4 | |||
| Canada (CACR 2009) | 7 | 20 | 44 | 71 | 3 | Partial reference |
| 8 | 38 | 99 | 4 | |||
| Japan (JCS 2012) | 7 | 26 | 34 | 70 | 3 | Partial reference |
| 8 | 23 | 75 | 4 |
AGREE, Appraisal Guidelines for Research and Evaluation; SIGN, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; AHA, American Heart Association; CACR, Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation; JCS, Japanese Circulation Society.