Table 2.

Strengths of recommendation for patients and clinicians

	Strong recommendation	Weak/Conditional recommendation
For patients	Most people would want the recommended course of action and only a small proportion would not	Most people would want the recommended course of action, but many would not
For clinicians	Most patients should receive the recommended course of action	Different choices will be appropriate for different patients and each patient should be advised for a management decision consistent with her/his values and preferences

Adapted from: Guyatt et al. GRADE Working Group. Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: going from evidence to recommendations. BMJ.2008; 336:1049–51