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. 2022 Mar 24;147:83–94. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.03.008

Table 2.

Summary of diverging recommendation clusters

Overall summary of diverging clusters (n) (%)
Number of total diverging clusters 66 100
Number of clinical clusters 29 43.9
Number of nonclinical clusters (i.e., public health) 37 56.1
Summary of Type of Diverging Clusters
 Diverging in the explicit judgment of strength only 19 28.8
 Diverging in the explicit judgment of direction only 9 13.6
 Diverging in the explicit judgment of strength and directiona 6 9.1
 Diverging in subgroup considerations of the population 6 9.1
 Diverging in subgroup considerations of the intervention 26 39.4
Summary of Diverging Clusters Across Intervention Groups
 Pharmacological interventions 21 31.8
 Other clinical interventions 8 12.1
 Infection prevention and control measures 21 31.8
 Vaccination-related measures 8 12.1
 School-related measures 8 12.1
a

At least one recommendation in the cluster diverges in strength and at least one different recommendation in the same cluster diverges in direction.